Reading Challenge
For Years 7-10, our top readers will be setting themselves an achievable but challenging reading target and working towards this throughout the term. For example, if a student only reads modern fiction, they should try a classic. Or it may be to finish the book they started.
Students on the programme will have check-ins to see how they're getting on and to encourage them further, as well as a reflection journal in which to keep notes and write down their overall thoughts.
Contact scarter@gordons.school or jweeks@gordons.school for more information.
Books for Readers:
Year 7
1. Wink
2. Coram Boy
3. Artichoke Hearts
4. The Machine Gunners
5. White Fang
6. Journey to the River Sea
7. The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket
8. When Life Gives You Mangoes
9. Twelve Minutes to Midnight
10. The Death Defying Pepper Roux
11. Gladiator (book 1)
12. The Weight of Water
Year 8
1. Salt to the Sea
2. I Capture the Castle
3. The Time Machine
4. Crossing
5. Stargirl
6. Witch Child
7. The Hobbit
8. The Northern Lights
9. Girl, Missing
10. Scavengers
11. The Silver Sword
12. Chains
Year 9
1. The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy
2. The War of the Worlds
3. Orangeboy
4. The Woman in Black
5. Thief
6. The Old Man and the Sea
7. How I Live Now
8. The Book Thief
9. Looking for JJ
10. Blood Red, Snow White
11. Paper Towns
12. Ketchup Clouds
KS4
1. Things Fall Apart
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. Water for Elephants
4. Snow Child
5. An Artist of the Floating World
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Jane Eyre
8. The Lovely Bones
9. Frankenstein
10. And Then There Were None
11. The Song of Achilles
12. Stardust
13. Boys Don’t Cry
14. The Quiet at the End of the World