Year 9

Explore a collection of fiction suitable for ages 13+, featuring the latest titles from bestselling authors. These books are perfect for topping up any secondary school library or can be used as whole-school reading texts to encourage shared reading experiences and discussions. With a wide range of exciting, thought-provoking stories, these titles are sure to engage students and inspire a love for reading. Ideal for enhancing your school’s library or curriculum, these books offer high-quality content for young adult readers.

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Year 9 Reading For Pleasure Collection | 25 Books

These 25 carefully selected books for Year 9 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 ...

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Dracula: A Classic Retelling

Bram Stoker's Dracula is a masterpiece of horror fiction in which he creates a nightmarish world of vampires, evil-doing and insanity. A ship steered by a dead man… A huge black dog springing from its deck… A girl, sleepwalking towards...

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Heartstopper Collection | 5 Books

A collection of the very popular series. All of the titles are tested for Accelerated Reader and include all the quiz information you will need on a handy label inside the front cover. All of the titles are aimed at the Upper Years (UY) For ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.5
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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
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The Life I’m In

My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering why I can't find my old self. Char has always had to be tough. But now the hard edges that have always driven people away are all the protection she has against the world. When ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.5
Points Value : 10.0
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Run, Rebel

I am restless, my feet need to fly.Amber is trapped - by her father's rules, by his expectations, by her own fears.Now she's ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself.Freedom always comes at a price.Run, Rebel is a trailblazing ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 5
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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
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Just Another Little Lie

Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.7
Points Value : 2.0
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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
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The Last Days Of Archie Maxwell

Dads leave home all the time. It's not that unusual, really. Leon's dad walked out. So did Mo's. But Archie's? Well, that's a different story – a story that Archie must keep secret at all cost. Archie knows he should accept Dad for who he is, so he...

ATOS Book Level : 3.8
Points Value : 3.0
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What If It’s Us

Meet Arthur and Ben. ARTHUR is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. BEN thinks the universe needs to mind its business....

ATOS Book Level : 4.0
Points Value : 12.0
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Secondary Upper Year Romance Collection | 21 Books

A collection of titles aimed at older teens. All of the titles are tested for Accelerated Reader and include all the quiz information you will need on a handy label inside the front cover. All of the titles are aimed at the Upper Years (UY) age...

ATOS Book Level : 4.0
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The Skin I’m In

Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.1
Points Value : 4.0
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The Enemy – The Enemy Series Book 1

When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician - every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive. Now there are ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.1
Points Value : 14.0
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Stone Robbers

No wonder Rico hates his Mayan culture. His dad died fighting to keep the old ways. Now Rico and his sister Delfina must scratch a living selling clothes in San Pedro market. But it's hard when swindlers like Enzo try to cheat them. Rico means to ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 1
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Splinters Of Sunshine

I pick up the envelope . . . As I rip down the sides, there's loads of paper bursting out; stuck on flowers, dandelions, roses . . . Spey recently received two surprises. The first: his ex-prisoner dad turning up unannounced, and the second: a ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 10.0
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To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before

Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. One for every boy she's ever loved. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 12.0
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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
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P.S. I Still Love You

Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. But suddenly they are together for real - and it's far more complicated than when they were pretending! A risque video of the two of them has been posted online. Will Lara Jean ever live it ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 11.0
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Stay Another Day

The McAllister house on Arboretum Road has seen 120 Christmases since its completion. This year, FERN is bringing her gorgeous boyfriend home and she wants everything to be perfect. But her twin brother ROWAN would rather go on the pull ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 11.0
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Only On The Weekends

Fifteen-year-old Mack is a hopeless romantic - he blames the films he's grown up watching. He has liked Karim for as long as he can remember, and is ecstatic when Karim becomes his boyfriend - it feels like love. But when Mack's dad gets a job on ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 9.0
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You Can Trust Me

When Alana's best friend is found drowned in a pool, the forensic reports discover date-rape drug GHB in her blood. GHB from a drink Alana knows was meant for her. Despite the swirling rumours, the suspected group of boys seem untouchable. To ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 13.0
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Jay’s Guide To Crushing It

Jay - sorry, Jennifer - and her family move to a new town for a fresh start, after bullying at her last school went too far. Jennifer's mum insists that she do things differently, so gone are her jeans, T-shirts, skateboard and short hair. ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 9.0
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Opposite Of Always

When Jack and Kate meet at a party, he knows he’s falling – hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate’s death sends Jack ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.3
Points Value : 12.0
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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
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