Year 8

Discover the latest fiction titles suitable for ages 12+, featuring bestselling authors and engaging stories that will captivate older readers. These books are perfect for topping up any secondary school library, offering a diverse range of exciting and thought-provoking stories. Whether you’re looking to expand your collection or provide students with the best in contemporary fiction, these titles are sure to inspire and motivate students to read more. A must-have for any school library catering to young adults!

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Year 8 Recommended Reads Collection | 25 books

The Greatest

Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. When Ali's bike is stolen by a local bully, he turns to the story of Muhammad Ali for inspiration - the greatest boxer of all time, inspiring the fight of Ali's young life. A brilliant read ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Cold Turkey

Former bestmates Kit and Hamza must deliver a cooked turkey across town, but can they tolerate one another for that long? A hilarious caper from bestseller Simon James Green. Can a TURKEY bring best friends Hamza and Kit back together? Kit is ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.0
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Year 8 Reading For Pleasure Collection | 20 Books

These 20 carefully selected books for Year 8 have been created into this easily purchasable pack for your convenience. All of the titles are tested for Accelerated Reader and include all the quiz information you will need on a handy label inside ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.0

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Getting Away With It

Taut, gritty thriller from the phenomenally successful author of Looking for JJ and Finding Jennifer Jones. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+ They thought the joyride would be a bit of a laugh. They ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.1
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Nine Night Mystery

Last night Wesley and his friends Josephine and Margot threw their neighbour Rachel a surprise birthday party. This morning, Rachel is dead. And Wesley is the one who finds her body. Rachel's friends throw a traditional Caribbean Nine Night ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.6
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

My Perfect Cousin

Cousins Yasmin and Ruby have always been rivals, but both sides of the story are exposed in this cleverly composed clean-teen novella from Karen McCombie. Ruby can’t stand her “perfect” cousin Yasmin. Yasmin is pretty, popular and has a ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.6
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Lost

When Alfie Turner loses his mum, it feels like his world is falling apart. She was the glue that held their family together and, now that she's gone, Alfie and his dad don't really know how to be a family without her. And then Alfie meets Alice....

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Seven Million Sunflowers

Escaping war is only half the battle as the Kovalenko family swap Ukrainian dangers for life with a British family. 15-year-old Kateryno and her family live in Kharkiv. Their lives are shattered when on February 24th 2022 the Russian army invades....

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Know My Place

A teenager’s longing for family and a place to call home is poignantly portrayed in this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting story of life in the foster-care system. A teenager’s longing for family and a place to call home is poignantly ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.8
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Fallout

Marcus has one brother in a youth offender centre and the other is working with their dad on plans for their next theft. Everyone assumes Marcus will follow in their footsteps, but he has other ideas, different hopes. When a mysterious accident ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.9
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Kerb Stain Boys

A sharp, witty and heartfelt tale of the ups and downs of teenage life from multi-award-winning Alex Wheatle. Life on the Crongton estate can be rough for Briggy. Dad's lost his job, Mum's working so hard to make ends meet, and big brother ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.0
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Colour Of The Sun

"The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been his home - but as the day passes, ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.1
Points Value : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai

When Jenna Sakai gets dumped over winter break, it confirms what she learned from her parents' messy divorce: Relationships are risky and only lead to disappointment. So even though she still has to see her ex-boyfriend Elliott at newspaper club, ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Code Name Kingfisher

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time story of bravery, betrayal and daring defiance. A story that will change Liv and her family forever… Holland, 1942. The world is at war and as...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Climbers

In this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winning author Keith Gray captures the subtle agonies and reality of life growing up in a small town. Sully is the best climber in the village. He can scale the Twisted Sister’s ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 2
Book Cover : Paperback

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Crossover

12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood. They’re kings of the court, star players for their school team. Their father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. Both on...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 2.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Rebound

It's 1988. Charlie Bell is still mourning his father, and struggling to figure out how he feels for his best (girl) friend, CJ. When he gets into trouble one too many times, he's packed off to stay with his grandparents for the summer. There his ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 4.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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The Humiliations Of Welton Blake

Welton Blake has done it! He's asked out Carmella McKenzie ‐ the best-looking girl in school ‐ and she's only gone and said yes! But just as he thinks his luck is starting to change, Welton's phone breaks, kick‐starting a series of ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

Six fun facts about PENNY and TATE: 1. They've known each other their whole lives 2. Their moms are best friends 3. They are DEFINITELY NOT friends 4. They keep almost kissing 5. They don't talk about it 6. Thanks to their moms, they're ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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What Magic Is This?

Sophia, Mia and Alexis are clinging on to a spark of hope that maybe – just maybe – they're special. But could they really be witches with the power to cast life-changing spells? When the three friends gather to cheer up heartbroken Sophia, ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Geek Girl

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek.” Harriet Manners knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a “jiffy” lasts 1/100th of a second, and the average person laughs 15 times per day. She knows that bats always turn left when ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Freedom

Nathaniel doesn’t want to move to England with his master’s family, leaving behind his mother and sister on the Jamaican plantation. But then he remembers what his mother told him: once a slave sets foot on English soil, they’re free. ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 4.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Now Is The Time For Running

Deo is a great footballer, a fierce protector of his older brother, Innocent. His brother is easily nervous, easily happy but good at keeping score on the dusty fields of Zimbabwe where the boys play. Then Mugabe's soldiers come, destroying the ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Fazbear Frights #4 Step Closer

From twisted toys to gut-wrenching games, this collection of terrifying tales is unsettling enough to mess with even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans. In this volume, horror master Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.6
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Year 8 Recommended Reads Collection | 25 books

The Greatest

Cold Turkey

Year 8 Reading For Pleasure Collection | 20 Books

Getting Away With It

The Nine Night Mystery

My Perfect Cousin

Lost

Seven Million Sunflowers

Know My Place

Fallout

Kerb Stain Boys

The Colour Of The Sun

Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai

Code Name Kingfisher

The Climbers

Crossover

Rebound

The Humiliations Of Welton Blake

Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did)

What Magic Is This?

Geek Girl

Freedom

Now Is The Time For Running

Fazbear Frights #4 Step Closer