Tutor Time Reading: Year 8
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Oliver Twist
The story of orphaned Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves. Plunged into a dark criminal underworld of vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 352
- MBE Code : 129
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
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
Pike
A fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy in this second addition to the Truth of Things series.
Nicky and Kenny return in Pike as a fishing expedition nosedives into near tragedy. The Bacon Pond is famous for its monster-sized fish and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 136
- MBE Code : 693
Private Peaceful
Aimed to provide students with the highest quality texts for the most effective learning in English Language. At MBE we provide every book in a free plastic cover, so you can ensure every title will be safe and protected through transport and for ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 208
- MBE Code : 115
Rat (Super-Readable Rollercoasters)
When his mum is sent back to prison, Al knows exactly who's to blame. Mr Brayker, who lives downstairs, has been making trouble for Al's mum ever since they moved in, and Al's determined to get his revenge. Ignoring advice from his gran and sister, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 152
- MBE Code : 684
Rebound
‘Hoop kings SOARin kicks with wings.Game so sweetit’s like bee stings.’It's 1988. Charlie Bell is still mourning his father, and struggling to figure out how he feels for his best (girl) friend, CJ. When he gets into trouble one too many times,...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 414
- MBE Code : 243
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the classic story of a girl growing up in the deep South. Set in Mississippi at the height of the American Depression, this is the story of a family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride and independence ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 343
Rook
Shortlisted for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal.
When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about. This time, it's not ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 104
- MBE Code : 402
Salt To The Sea (Carnegie Medal Winner)
Set in early 1945, a group of people make the decision to trek across Germany in a bound for their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land they live in. But this is the only opportunity they have left for ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 400
- MBE Code : 245
Seven Million Sunflowers
Escaping war is only half the battle as the Kovalenko family swap Ukrainian dangers for life with a British family.
15-year-old Kateryno and her family live in Kharkiv. Their lives are shattered when on February 24th 2022 the Russian army invades....
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 760
Steady For This (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
Yeah they call me Growls, I'm like a tiger on the prowl.
King of jungles so you better take a bow.
King of concrete so you better say it loud!
Shaun (aka MC Growls) is ready to drop his best bars and smash the competition at Raptology. That way,...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 581
Stealing Happy (Longlisted for Carnegie Medal 2026)
Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good.
So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich-quick schemes.
With ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 809
Stone Cold
The title of Stone Cold is a Carnegie Medal-Winning thriller, created by the author Robert Swindells. This intense thriller plot has been combined with the perceptive and distressing portrait of what life is like on the streets, as a serial killer ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 144
- MBE Code : 126
The Battle Of Cable Street
Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 112
- MBE Code : 511
The Beck
From Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan comes an environmental tale packed full of his signature grit, heart and humour, as Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save the local beck.
Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 138
- MBE Code : 727
The Black Flamingo
Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels.One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight.He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 439
The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow is a beautiful, captivating and a deeply moving read that reflects upon a refugee boy, named Subhi. All he knows of the world is that he is at least 19 fence diamonds high and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 163
The Boxer
Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 280
- MBE Code : 501
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas
The endearing character of Bruno, is just a nine-year-old boy, who knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust.
He is oblivious to all of the appalling cruelties which are being afflicted on the people of Europe. By his Country. And all ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 228
- MBE Code : 110
The Boy Who Steals Houses
Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 348
- MBE Code : 584
The Crossing
The sea carries our pain. The stars carry our future.Natalie's world is falling apart. She's just lost her mum and her brother marches the streets of Dover full of hate and anger. Swimming is her only refuge.Sammy has fled his home and family in ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 308
- MBE Code : 452
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time
Christopher is a 15-year-old boy who lives in Swindon, just him and his father. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of Autism.
He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but he finds it hard to understand other people.
However, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 122
The Dark Lady
A PICKPOCKET WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL GIFT
A PRISONER OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
AN ORPHAN HAUNTED BY DREAMS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DARK LADY
Henry is an orphan, an outsider, a thief. He is also a fifteen-year-old invested with magical powers ...
This ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 708
The Day of the Triffids
When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 354