Fiction Books For 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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A Spoonful Of Murder – Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Book 6

When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice-President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. But when they arrive they discover something ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Ajay And The Jaipur Moon

Ajay's wish has come true at last - he's a news reporter! He and his friends even have their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. But living on the Mumbai railways means that money is tight. They need a big story - and when a meteor crashes to Earth, ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

All That It Ever Meant

'I'm going to tell you exactly how everything happened. Baba always says, Mati mwana'ngu, I love a good story but I don't have time for a long one, so make it short.' When Mati and her two siblings travel from London to Zimbabwe with their ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Almost Nothing Happened

17-year-old Callum is facing an unfortunate truth: his summer exchange in rural France was a failure. No epic adventure, no summer fling, and his French is still rubbish. Just as he should be boarding the Eurostar home, without even a hint of a plan,...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Animal Farm

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them, masterminded by the...

ATOS Book Level : 7.3
Points Value : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Arsenic For Tea – Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Book 2

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Centauri (Hi-Lo Thriller) 6 Book Box Set

A chilling new Hi-Lo thriller in six parts for readers aged 12+ with a reading age of 7+. When nature and the government don't want you to exist, every day becomes a fight for survival.... and the truth.

ATOS Book Level : 2.6
Book Cover : Paperback

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Cinderella Is Dead

It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing. ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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

Cream Buns And Crime

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved - but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook. From the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.1
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Darwin’s Dragons

Syms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy and fiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle - but when he is separated from the crew during a storm, his life takes a truly extraordinary turn. Shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, he makes a ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.1
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Death In The Spotlight – Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Book 7

Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. But the Detective Society is never far away from danger, and it's clear there's trouble afoot at ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Death Sets Sail – Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Book 10

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder. Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Dork Diaries: I Love Paris

MEET NIKKI MAXWELL. DORK. DRAMA MAGNET. DIARY QUEEN Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot – it’s a dream come true! Nikki can’t wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 4.0
Book Cover : Hardback

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...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Ellie Engle Saves Herself

In a small-town where nothing ever happens, prepare for something extraordinary! 12-year-old Ellie and her best friend Abby, live in the small-town of Plainsboro where nothing ever happens. Ellie is an unassuming and unspectacular comic book ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Escape Room

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it's just a game - the ultimate escape room with puzzles and challenges to beat before time runs out. Meeting her teammates, Adjoa, Ibrahim, Oscar and Min, Ami learns from the Host that they ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.0
Points Value : 5.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Fazbear Frights #10 Friendly Face

Act in haste, repent at leisure.... After losing his friend in a terrible accident, Andrew can't spend his money fast enough on a happy companion guaranteed to keep his friend's memory alive. Mott quickly flushes his brother's creepy new pets, but...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Fazbear Frights #11 Prankster

Standing up for yourself can be hard… Jeremiah decides he's done being the butt of his coworker's jokes at their small game studio. Joel is counting the days until he can quit his family's garden centre and hit the road to a new life. Aimee finally...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Fazbear Frights #2 Fetch

After years of being kicked around, Greg, Alec and Oscar are ready to take control of their lives. Greg decides to put the controversial science he's been studying to the test. Alec launches a master plot to expose his golden sister for the spoiled ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Fazbear Frights #3 1:35 A.M.

Readers beware: in this startling world, desperate wishes have an unexpected cost, beautiful trinkets reveal appalling powers and harmless pranks can go awry in ghastly ways.

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
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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Fazbear Frights #5 Bunny Call

When left in darkness, rage festers. Years of frustration with his family culminate in a loathsome vacation for Bob, who plots a sinister prank to frighten his wife and kids. Matt redirects the residual anger over his many failed relationships into a...

ATOS Book Level : 5.5
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Fazbear Frights #7 The Cliffs

Some things must be learned the hard way … Reed sees an opportunity to teach the school bully not to mess with him, but ends up mangling the lesson. Robert, an exhausted single father, gets a crash course in parenting when he buys a fancy new teddy...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 7.0

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