Key Stage 3

Explore the latest titles for Key Stage 3 readers (ages 11-14), featuring exciting and engaging new releases from bestselling authors. These books are perfect for inspiring young readers and encouraging a love of reading. Whether you’re looking to top up your school library, create dynamic reading corners in classrooms, or provide fresh material for whole-class reading, these new titles are ideal for Key Stage 3 students. Designed to challenge and engage, they offer a mix of genres and themes to suit a wide range of interests and reading levels.

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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

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

Crook Haven: The Forgotten Maze

It's Gabriel's second year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. And with a tricky Break-In challenge to the teacher's section of the library to attempt, plus a new class called Reclamation, his Miscreant year is already off to a busy start. Then ...

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

Crook Haven: The Island Heist

It's Gabriel's third year at Crookhaven School for Thieves. Along with the usual Break-In challenge - this year to Reclamation island - and difficult new classes like Signs & Signals, Gabriel and his friends have another goal: taking down the ...

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

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

Furthermoor

The real world is a hostile place for twelve-year-old Bren, his schooldays stalked by vicious bully, Shaun, and his family life fractured at home. Ever since his sister Evie died in an accident, Bren's only safe space is Furthermoor, an imagined ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Like A Girl

Fourteen-year-old Eden McCoy doesn't fit in. All she's good at is running, and she doesn't even dare join the track team. Her priority is to stay in the shadows and avoid the Glossies - a ruthless clique of girls who use social media to punish and ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

North And The Only One

Twelve-year-old Rose can't remember anything before last week, when she woke up not knowing her own name, her own house, or or even her own mother. The only thing Rose recognized was her puppy, North. But Mother patiently explained everything - ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Robin Hood Ballots, Blasts & Betrayal

Robin Hood is campaigning to get his dad, Ardagh Hood, elected Sheriff of Nottingham. But their rival is arch-gangster Guy Gisborne, who won't hesitate to stuff ballot boxes with fake votes to ensure that he wins the vote. And Robin has more ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.2
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Running Away For Beginners

You can't run from bad news. Or can you? Jasper was just diagnosed with cancer. His treatment starts in a week, and in the meantime his parents want him to carry on as normal. Jasper knows that's impossible. His friends help to organize a weekend...

ATOS Book Level : 4.8
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

The Great Phoenix Of London

London, 1666 When fire breaks out, eleven-year-old Gil is separated from his family in the chaos. One of his few remaining possessions is a mysterious ball of rock that fell from the sky. As he races to beat the inferno spreading across the ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.0
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Witches Of Pendle

When a new family moves into a house in Pendle, they discover a witch's bottle filled with curses. Soon the spirits of those accused of witchcraft in the infamous Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 are released, wreaking havoc in the area. Eve, Clovis and ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.1
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Thunder City

An epic, thrilling, action-packed city-eat-city adventure starring brave fighter Tamzin Pook, who must travel from the spectator sport combat arena in Margate to the Thunder City, where a chilling, ruthless villain has seized power. She will face ...

ATOS Book Level : 6.8
Points Value : 15.0
Book Cover : Paperback

When We Flew Away

A beautiful novel exploring the little-known story of Anne Frank's life before she went into hiding – from bestselling, award-winning author Alice Hoffman and published in cooperation with the Anne Frank House. In soaring prose, bestselling author...

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

White Eagles

The Carnegie-shortlisted author of Code Name Verity returns with another gripping historical adventure, taking readers on a daring flight across war-torn Europe. Summer 1939. With Europe on the brink of war, eighteen-year-old Kristina Tomiak has ...

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

Year 7 Reading For Pleasure Collection | 20 Books

These 20 carefully selected books for Year 7 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

Year 9 Reading For Pleasure Collection | 20 Books

These 20 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 ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.7

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