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1 The Redmoor Read-More The Redmoor

2 The Redmoor Read-More is a list of great fiction for teenage readers, from quick reads for those who find reading a struggle, to thrilling page-turners and well-respected classics. This booklet is designed to help you choose books that you will love, whatever your ability or tastes. Below you will find some reading challenges. Demonstrate your book-worming by completing some of these and win a Redmoor Read-More prize...or two. What the codes mean: Quick Read: not many words on a page, often lots of pictures. Teen Read: just right for year olds who are quite confident readers. Keen Read: a more demanding book for accomplished readers who like a challenge. The content, language or style may be more suited to mature teenagers. S* This means the book is one of a series. Look out for the others by the same author! Read-More Rewards! 1 Book = 10 vivos 2 Books = 20 vivos 5 books = 3 Amazon voucher 8 books = Free book of your choice from the list 10 books = One free book and an Amazon voucher 20 books = Mr Coombs special mystery prize! Complete a task from the following choices for each book you have read from the list to claim your Redmoor Read-More prizes... Book review: (collect a sheet from the library) Characterisation: write a monologue or diary in the style of one of characters. Cliff-hanger Moment: explain which part of the book had you desperate to read on and why (aim for around 300 words). Write an extra chapter, for example ten years later or the first chapter of a sequel. Write a 20 question quiz about the book.

3 Imagine that tomorrow you get to meet the author or the main character. Write a set of clever interview questions to ask him or her. Hand in your evidence to Mrs Barnes or Mrs Groocock who will award you the vivos or prize. Don t forget to put your name on it! If you like fantasy and romance (and enjoy watching Twilight, Being Human, The Vampire Diaries) try... Evernight by Claudia Gray S* Graceling by Kristin Cashore Siren by Patricia Rayburn Shift by Em Bailey Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie-Louise Jensen If you like fantasy stories like the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings try... The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan S* (The Ranger s Apprentice, Book One) The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud The Spook s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney S* Northern Lights by Philip Pullman S* The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver S* The Wind Singer by William Nicholson S* Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness S* Skellig by David Almond The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett S* (Discworld) Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve If you re keen on sport, try... Dream On by Bali Rai Soccer Squad Series by Bali Rai The Fix by Sophie McKenzie Foul Play by Tom Palmer Over the Line by Tom Palmer

4 If you like stories about animals and the natural world try... The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Harnett Watership Down by Richard Adams Call of the Wild by Jack London Hero by Sam Angus Soldier Dog by Sam Angus Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo Blitzcat by Robert Westall War Horse by Michael Morpurgo If you like your books to be funny, try... Ratburger by David Walliams The Boy in the Dress by D Walliams Demon Dentist by David Walliams Awful Auntie by David Walliams Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans Desirable by Frank Cottrell Boyce Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce Ghost Buddy by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Hank Zipzer by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver Middle School by James Patterson Warning- Aliens Are Invading the School by Dinah Capparucci If you re into crime stories, James Bond-style thrillers, action and the chase try... Trash by Andy Mulligan Kite Identity: Soft Targets by Kate Costelloe S* Theodore Boon by John Grisham S* Little Brother by Cory Doctorow 2 Die 4 by Nigel Hinton Boy Soldier by Andy McNab S* Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz S* (Alex Rider) Silverfin by Charlie Higson S* (Young James Bond)

5 Cherub: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore S* Bodyguard: Hostages S* by Chris Bradford Death Cloud by Andy Lane S* (Young Sherlock Holmes) Eagle Day (Henderson Boys Bk1) by Robert Muchamore S* The Falcon s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz S* (Diamond Brother Detective Agency) If you like an adventurous page-turner, try... Divergent by Veronica Roth S* Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys Wild Boy by John Lloyd Uglies by Scott Westerfield Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick Airman by Eoin Colfer The Switch by Anthony Horowitz Torrent! by Bernard Ashley Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan S* Dead Man s Cove by Lauren St John The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Fire City by Bali Rai Stone Cold by Robert Swindells Enemies by Tim Bowler S* (Blade 1) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins S* After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross Itch by Simon Mayo Dear Scarlett by Fleur Hitchcock If you like serious stories about real life, families around the world and their problems and friendships try... My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Wonder by R J Palacio The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan Cold Hands Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson If I Stay by Gayle Foreman S*

6 What s Your Problem by Bali Rai Honour Killing by Bali Rai Boys Don t Cry by Malorie Blackman Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis The Outsiders by S E Hinton Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger Junk by Melvin Burgess Blood Family by Anne Fine Butterfly Summer by Anne Marie Conway Face by Benjamin Zephaniah The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo Fight by Chris Powling River Boy by Tim Bowler A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty Are You There God, It s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume If you are into science fiction and futuristic stories (and enjoy watching Dr Who, Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Smallville) try... The Maze Runner by James Dashner S* Wasted by Nicola Morgan Time Riders by Alex Scarrow The Angel Experiment by James Patterson Across the Universe by Beth Rivas Leviathan by Scott Westerfield I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer One Safe Place by Tanya Unsworth Alien by Tony Bradman 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell Unwind by Neal Shusterman War of the Worlds by H G Wells Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey

7 If you enjoy stories about war try... Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes My Brother s Keeper by Tom and Tony Bradman The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall Carrie s War by Nina Bawden Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner Codename Verity by Elizabeth Wein Postcards from No-Man s Land by Aidan Chambers Ghost Stadium by Tom Palmer If you are thrilled by unsettling or horrifying stories of the supernatural or strange try... Close Your Pretty Eyes by Sally Nicholls Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Gone by Michael Grant S* Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry Ghosting by Keith Gray Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Grave Dirt by E E Richardson Thing by Chris Powling The Scarecrows by Robert Westall Darkside by Tim Becker S* Pale by Chris Wooding Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Whispers in the Graveyard by Theresa Breslin Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan S* The Spook s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney Midwinter Blood by Marcus Sedgwick The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle If you are interested in how people lived, worked and died in the past (and enjoy historical costume dramas on TV) try...

8 All the Truth That s In Me by Julie Berry Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D Opal Plumstead by Jacqueline Wilson Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y S Lee Plague by David Orme The History Keepers: The Storm Begins by Damian Dibbin Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly The History Keepers: The Storm Begins by Damian Dibbin Boy by Roald Dahl Taylor S* S* If you love teenage drama, girl-meets-boy stories and diaries, try... The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison Infinite Sky by C J Flood Delirium by Lauren Oliver Falling Fast by Sophie McKenzie Six Steps to a Girl by Sophie McKenzie The Fault in Our Stars by John Green **************************** Go to for reader reviews of all the books to help you make your choice! My Read-More Record

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