Upper Years

Explore the new titles this term for Accelerated Reader in the Upper Years (ages 14+). These engaging books are perfect for older readers, featuring bestselling authors, thought-provoking themes, and a variety of genres to capture their attention. All titles are quizzed for Accelerated Reader, making it easy to track students’ progress and inspire continued reading. Whether you’re looking to top up your library or find books for group reading sessions, these new releases are ideal for your Upper Years students, encouraging them to explore more complex stories while tracking their reading achievements.

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A Game Of Life Or Death

When sixteen-year-old Asha Kennedy discovers her older sister Maya's dead body in their home, her world falls apart. Desperate for answers, and to stay out of the hands of the social services she grew up in, Asha turns to her hacker friends for ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.5
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

A Season For Scandal

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain. When Marigold Bloom finds her family ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.8
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

All The Hidden Monsters

A grisly murder. A detective warlock with a dangerous past. A girl out of her depth. Can they solve the case? Sage is an ordinary girl and a werewolf, moving between worlds, desperate to make sense of her life. When her supernatural friend, ...

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

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

Anthony McGowan Collection | 5 Books

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 Middle Years Plus (MYPLUS) age range 12+ Upper Years (UY) age range ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Book Cover : Paperback

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow

A year ago, before the revolution, Salama watched her brother marry her best friend, Layla, and wondered when her own love story might begin. Now she works at the hospital - helping those she can, closing the eyes of those she can't. Layla and her ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.8
Points Value : 15.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Baby Love

A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy and its consequences, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960. When Laura meets a French exchange student, Leon, she is flattered by his interest in ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.8
Points Value : 16.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Bad Magic: A Skulduggery Graphic Novel

A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts. When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people ...

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

Burn

“On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of the Chevron Gas Station for the dragon he’d hired to help on the farm.” This dragon, Kazimir, has more to him than meets the eye. Sarah ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.1
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Catch Your Death

When three girls are stranded at the grand Bramble Estate in the middle of a snowstorm, they stumble into a murder plot. Someone has poisoned wealthy Emily Vanforte in the middle of a family dinner - which means Devi, Lizzie and Jayne are trapped in ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.8
Points Value : 16.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Catfish Rolling

There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls. Sora hates the catfish whose rolling caused an earthquake so powerful it cracked time itself. It destroyed her home and took her mother. Now Sora and her ...

ATOS Book Level : 4.2
Points Value : 12.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Charlie Higson – The Enemy Collection | 7 Books

This pack contains 7 Charlie Higson titles. 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 : 4.1
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Concrete Rose

With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. Until he finds out he's a father... ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.4
Points Value : 10.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Finding Violet Park

A stunning new look for Jenny Valentine’s debut novel, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize The mini cab office was up a cobbled mews with little flat houses either side. That's where I first met Violet Park, what was left of her. ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 6.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

How Far We’ve Come

Sometime, me love to dream that me is a human, a proper one, like them white folks is. Enslaved on a plantation in Barbados, Obah dreams of freedom. As talk of rebellion bubbles up around her in the Big House, she imagines escape. Meeting a ...

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

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

How To Die Famous

London-born Abel has landed the role of a lifetime for an upcoming blockbuster. On the face of it he’s Hollywood’s latest teen star, but below the surface he’s an undercover journalist on a mission to expose the ‘squeaky clean’ ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.5
Points Value : 14.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

If My Words Had Wings

When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offenders’ prison. Now he’s getting out, and he’s determined to turn his life around. Despite his release, ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.2
Points Value : 14.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

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
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Key Stage 4 Fiction Collection | 23 Books

This pack contains some of the latest and most popular novels aimed at the key stage 4 age range. 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. ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.4
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Key Stage 4 Quick Reads Collection| 16 Books

This collection of books contains quick reads titles aimed at key stage 4 children. 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 ...

ATOS Book Level : 1.7

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

Laura Wood Collection | 4 Books

Neatly packaged collection of these bestselling titles by Laura Wood 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 ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.5
Book Cover : Paperback

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Meet Me In Mumbai

A novel in two acts - told eighteen years apart - gives voice to both mother (Ayesha) and daughter (Mira) after an unplanned teen pregnancy led Ayesha to place Mira up for adoption. Coming to the US to study, Ayesha is swept up in a whirlwind ...

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

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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.7
Points Value : 13.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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Murder On A School Night

There’s never a good time to find a dead body. But finding a dead body while you’re trying to kiss your crush? Dead awkward. All Kerry wants to do is stay at home with her rom-coms and strict retainer schedule. Instead, her BFF Annie has ...

ATOS Book Level : 5.9
Points Value : 16.0
Book Cover : Paperback

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

Newly Quizzed Upper Years Collection | 20 Books

This collection contains titles newly quizzed for Accelerated Reader at Upper Years age range. 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 ...

ATOS Book Level : 3.6
Book Cover : Paperback

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