Latest Fiction Books For 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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A Better Nightmare

A dark and spectacular contemporary fantasy, packed with adventure - think Beautiful Creatures meets X-Men. Emily Emerson has the Grimm. A disease nobody wants. Removed to a facility, she becomes property of the state, a pale shadow of her ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 13
Book Cover : Paperback

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A Dog Called Hero

Haley has withdrawn from the world and retreated into her shell ever since her police officer dad was killed in the line of duty a year ago. Hero is a young police dog who has been retired early - his handler was injured in the line of duty and he ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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Big Words

Biggest goes first – always. That’s one of the unspoken rules of Kiln, the forbidden wasteland where Sam and his mates hang out. So when Sam comes up with a plan to go sledging on the rust-ridden bonnet of a rotting car, he goes first. To show ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.9
Points Value : 3.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Bury Your Friends

Ten friends. One night. A classy celebration. A deranged killer. Lots of murder. Noah and his best friends are finally graduating from Woodthorn Academy with the world and all its promises laid out before them. To celebrate exam results day, ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.6
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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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

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Demon in the Wood

Before he led Ravka's Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find...

ATOS Book Level : 2.4
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Finding Bear

April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s her friend and ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 7.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Five Nights at Freddys: B7-2

In this eighth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length tales from uncharted corners of his series' canon. In the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, everything comes with a price to pay. ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 9.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Glow Up, Lara Bloom

MY NAME IS LARA BLOOM AND THIS IS MY LIFE . . . Meet Lara Bloom - the best friend you never knew you needed. This is her diary . . . When Lara meets super-cute new boy Caiden, she begins to think that the way to his heart is to give herself a ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.0
Points Value : 11.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Grace – Centauri Part 3

The 3rd part in a chilling 6-part Hi-Lo thriller for readers aged 12+. A secret project to combine human and extra-terrestrial DNA; two teenage siblings, Aliix and Hannah; a childhood (which has been wiped from their memories) spent in a ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.6
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

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Heartstopper Vol 6

Last installment in the bestselling Heartstopper series. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The final installment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between. Everyone...

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How To Survive A Horror Sequel

Can you be a final girl and survive your own horror movie - twice? Almost a year after the horrors of Harrogate, Charley and her mum find themselves stranded in a small village called Glendale, AKA 'The Devil's Punchbowl'. Then she befriends the ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.4
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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I Dare You

Willow and Alma are best friends, sharing a love of the spotlight. All they want is fame and fortune, and Willow is determined that the best way to get it is to go viral. So they start filming dares. Okay, so getting stuck in a basketball hoop ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.3
Points Value : 13.5
Book Cover : Paperback

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Impossible Creatures: The Poisoned King

When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago - the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.0
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Keep Your Friends Close

Chloe Roberts is on top of the world at Morton Academy. She’s a shoo-in for Head Girl and the lead spot in the school’s secret society: Jewel and Bone. But then her best friend, Nikhita Patel, betrays her, and life comes crashing down. Things ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 14.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Make Me A Monster

As a mortician's assistant at her parents' funeral home, Meka's days are not for the squeamish. Luckily, her boyfriend Noah doesn't mind, and Meka finally feels ready to say those three little words that will change everything. Then tragedy ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.6
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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My Name Is Jodie Jones

Everyone is talking about Jodie Jones - she's unlike any character you've ever met before! **shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2025** 'A profoundly poignant, beautifully written YA contemporary novel with a brave, brilliant heroine'...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 14.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Origins – Centauri Part 4

The 4th instalment of the chilling 6-part Hi-Lo thriller for readers aged 12+ - Centauri. A secret project to combine human and extra-terrestrial DNA; two teenage siblings, Aliix and Hannah; a childhood (which has been wiped from their memories) ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.6
Points Value : 0.5

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

Rosie Raja: Mission to Cairo

It is the autumn of 1941, and Rosie Raja is back for another action-packed and electrifying adventure. After successfully helping her spy father complete his mission in France, Rosie has gained quite a reputation for herself and is determined to ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Shrapnel Boys

An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. There's a war going on out there, and I'm missing it. When war comes to London in ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.4
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Soulmates and Other Ways to Die

Good news: We all have a soulmate. Thanks to a gene mutation, out there somewhere is our perfect match. Bad news: Your soul bond means you feel their pain before you’ve even met. And if your soulmate dies . . . you die too. Control ...

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

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Storm Of Lies

Hollie has spent her whole life on the quiet south coast. She's faced some tough challenges, but then who hasn't? When she and her best friend, Parker, start a research project on the local sea-wall defences, the last thing she expects is to uncover ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.9
Points Value : 8.0
Book Cover : Paperback

The Black Queen

Tinsley McArthur was supposed to become homecoming queen, just like generations of McArthur women before her. But in a bid for diversity, Lovett High wants a black queen this year and the top contender is the bold and beautiful Nova Albright. Though ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.5
Points Value : 16.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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