Y7 – 9 Reading List

Please note:  These titles have been suggested by SLANZA (School Librarians’ Association of New Zealand). Texts will need to be assessed for suitability for each individual.
  

2Much4u  - Vince Ford

A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E.  - Malorie Blackman

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian - Sherman Alexie

Black Gold (extreme series) - Julia Owen

Bootleg - Alex Shearer

The boy in the striped pyjamas - John Boyne

Boyznbikes - Vince Ford

Buddy - V.M. Jones

Chalkline - Jane Mitchell

Chicken Dance - Jacques Couvillon

Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah

Dirt Bomb - Fleur Beale

Don’t Call Me Ishmael - Michael Gerard Bauer

Escape - (Sid Fleishman (bio of Houdini))

Frindle - Andrew Clements

Frog Whistle Mine - Des Hunt

The Giver - Lois Lowry

Gladiator - Simon Scarrow

The God Boy - Ian Cross

Goodnight Mr Tom - Michele Morigan

Holes - Louis Sachar

Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Juggling with Mandarins - V.M. Jones

Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo

The knife of never letting go - Patrick Ness

The Last Boy - June Colbert

Night - Elie Wiesel

The Outsiders - S E Hinton

The River Runs - David Hill

See Ya Simon - David Hill

Sitting on the Fence (and other My Story series) - Bill Nagelkerke

Skellig - David Almond

Slide the Corner - Fleur Beale

Sydney Bridge Upside Down - David Ballantyne

Things Not Seen - Andrew Clements

The Tomorrow Code - Brian Faulkner

Touching Spirit Bear - Ben Mikaelson

Trash - Andrew Mulligan

Warrior kids - Tim Tipene

The Wish List - Eoin Colfer

Yellowcake Conspiracy - Stephen Davies

2 Much for you, SOMUCH2DO, POSSUMS2U - Vince Ford

Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer

Blabbermouth - Morris Gleitzman

Bound for America - Eliza Lutzeier

Degas and the Little Dancer - Laurence Anholt

Frog Whistle Mine, Where Cuckoos Call, Shadows in the Ice - Des Hunt

The Giver - Lois Lowry

Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

Holes - Louis Sachar

I is for India - Prodeepta Dasi

A is for Africa - Prodeepta Dasi

Joey Swallowed the Key (and the other Joey Pigza books) - Jack Gantos

Shearwater Bell - Margaret Beames

The Short and Incredibly Happy life of Riley - Colin Thompson

Voices in the Park - Anthony Browne

Whale Rider - Witi Ihimaera