Secondary Class Set Books
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Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain
Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 669
My Brothers Name Is Jessica
Sam has known his sister Jessica all his life. Tonight is the first time they’re going to meet.
Sam Waver has always been a loner: bullied, struggling at school, with parents who have very little time for him. The one person he has always been ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 242
- MBE Code : 467
My Name Is Leon
It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it all is nine-year-old Leon. He and his little brother Jake have gone to live with Maureen. They've lost one...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 519
My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece
My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece, is based around the time of five years ago, when Jamie’s sister, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. And as an act of grief, the family were torn apart.
His mum ran away,
His dad turns to drink and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 234
- MBE Code : 201
Needle
Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for young people in this riveting teen drama.
Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 120
- MBE Code : 481
Never Let Me Go
Described to be one of the most acclaimed novels to be published in recent years.
Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students who are growing up in an ominous, skewed version of contemporary England.
All narrated by “Kathy”, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 162
New You Forever: Times Children’s Book Of The Week
Can you save the world by living for ever? Anders uncovers the sinister truth about Pleekas in this gripping dystopian thriller from award-winning author Steve Cole.
The year is 2070, and the New You Foundation claim to have found the ultimate ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 136
- MBE Code : 844
No Ballet Shoes in Syria
Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria.
When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 359
Northern Lights: His Dark Materials
The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBO television series. First published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this first book in the series won the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 448
- MBE Code : 344
Northern Soul
Marv’s fourteen and his life is simple. There’s football. And his best mate, Jimmy. Perfect.
Nothing else matters until a new girl at school called Carly crashes into his life. For Marv, it’s love at first sight, his emotions flipped upside ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 104
- MBE Code : 696
Not Going To Plan (Shortlisted For Carnegie Medal 2026)
MARNIE'S REALLY MESSED UP THIS TIME.
Expelled and forced to change schools, the only empty seat in Marnie's new school is next to Zed, a nerd with zero tolerance for mistakes. Marnie (skilled at art and Spanish, struggles with numbers) can't wait ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 400
- MBE Code : 807
Noughts And Crosses
Sephy and Callum have been friends since early childhood, and that's as far as it can go. They live in a society full of prejudice, racism, distrust and mounting terrorist violence. Despite the world being against them, a romance builds between the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 496
- MBE Code : 216
Noughts And Crosses: Oxford Playscripts
Dominic Cooke's acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of the bestselling novel by Malorie Blackman. First performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2007.
Two young people are forced to make a stand in this thought-provoking look at ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 136
- MBE Code : 333
Now
ONCE
I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.
THEN
I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.
NOW
I understand why Felix does the things he does.
At least he's got me. My name is Zelda too. This is our ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 166
- MBE Code : 557
Nowhere on Earth
It starts with a plane crash.
There are survivors: a teenage girl and her little brother. They are running from something. But what?
Then the men arrive. They are hunting the girl and boy. And-
And that's all we can tell you ...
A ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 352
- MBE Code : 419
October, October (Carnegie Medal Winner)
A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD.October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is.Until ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 292
- MBE Code : 451
Of Mice And Men: Dyslexia Friendly & Unabridged
A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in an accessible, super-readable format with dyslexia-friendly features, for all readers.
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 246
- MBE Code : 547
Oliver Twist: Oxford Playscripts
Dickens' tale of poverty and crime in Victorian London is vividly brought to life in this classroom playscript adaptation by Guy Williams. Perfect for English or Drama lessons, this Oxford Playscript provides an ideal introduction to 19th-century ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 136
- MBE Code : 831
On The Wall (Longlist For Carnegie Medal 2026)
Amid the frantic bustle of breaktime, Finley Tandy sits peacefully on the wall.
Mr Goodhew, watching from the staffroom, can't help but wonder at the
boy's gift for stillness, and his seemingly cast-iron happiness.
But maybe tranquility can be ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 711
Once
Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 160
- MBE Code : 198
One (Carnegie Medal Winner)
A story reflecting on the life of two sisters who are in fact conjoined. Grace and Tippi are joined at the waist and have been defying the odds of their survival for sixteen years. United in blood and bone, they both don't like being stared and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 448
- MBE Code : 233
One Shot
After the death of her beloved father, Maggie and her family are thrown into a life of destitution. With little income and no way to live off their poor land, Maggie tries to provide for her family the way her father always had - with his hunting ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 114
- MBE Code : 541
Oranges In No Man’s Land
Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans.
Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 128
- MBE Code : 242
Othello: Dyslexia Friendly & Unabridged Plays
The complete and unabridged dyslexia-friendly edition of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Othello, where the dark side of ambition unfolds into a tale of manipulation, jealousy and revenge.
- Number Of Pages : 120
- MBE Code : 823
Othello: Oxford School Shakespeare
As the scene begins at night, in the city of Venice. The character of Iago, who is an ensign in the Venetian Army is bitter about being passed over for lieutenant in favour of Cassio. Leading to twisted lies, betrayal and in the end, deathly ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 208
- MBE Code : 150