The Redmoor Read-More is a wide list of recommended fiction

for teenage readers. There are all sorts of books here from

quick reads for those who find reading a struggle, to thrilling

page-turners, to well-respected classics.

This booklet is designed to help you choose books that you will

love, whatever your ability or tastes. At the back of the booklet

you will find some reading challenges. Demonstrate your book-

worming by completing some of these and win a spectacular

Redmoor Read-More prize...or two.

What the codes mean:

Quick Read: not many words on a page, often

lots of pictures

Teen Read: just right for 11-14 year olds who are

quite confident readers

Keen Read: a more demanding book for

accomplished readers who like a

challenge. The content, language or style

may be more suited to mature

teenagers.

S* This means the book is one of a series. Look out for the

others by the same author!

If you like fantasy and romance (and enjoy watching Twilight,

Vampire Diaries) try...

Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie

Siren by Patricia Rayburn

The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo

If you like fantasy stories like the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings try...

The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney

Reaver’s Ransom by Emily Diamand

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

The Wind Singer by William Nicholson

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratch

Skellig by David Almond

Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve

The Dark Ground by Gillian Cross

If you’re keen on sport, try...

Dream On by Bali Rai

The Fix by Sophie McKenzie

Foul Play by Tom Palmer

Priceless by Andrew Fusek

If you like stories about animals and the natural world try...

The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Harnett

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Call of the Wild by Jack London

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Himes

If you like fantasy and romance (and enjoy watching Twilight, Being Human, The

Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Daughter of Fire and Ice by Marie-Louise Jensen

w Spider by Jenny Nimmo

If you like fantasy stories like the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings try...

The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien

by John Flanagan S* (The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One

Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney S*

ver’s Ransom by Emily Diamand

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman S*

The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis

Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver S*

The Wind Singer by William Nicholson S*

Eragon by Christopher Paolini S*

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke S*

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness S*

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve

The Dark Ground by Gillian Cross S*

The Fix by Sophie McKenzie

Peters S* (Skateboard Detectives Book One)

If you like stories about animals and the natural world try...

The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Harnett

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Call of the Wild by Jack London

A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Himes

Being Human, The

If you like fantasy stories like the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings try...

(The Ranger’s Apprentice, Book One)

The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott

ett S* (Discworld)

(Skateboard Detectives Book One)

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo

Blitzcat by Robert Westall

A stranger at Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston

If you like your books to be funny, try...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

The Crazy Collector by Diana Hendry

Mr Stink by David Walliams

Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans

Desirable by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett

The Killer Underpants by Michael Lawrence

Big Nate: The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World by Lincoln Pierce

Warning- Aliens Are Invading the School by Dinah Capparucci

If you’re into crime stories, James Bond-style thrillers, action and the chase try...

Trash by Andy Mulligan

Theodore Boon by John Grisham S*

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

2 Die 4 by Nigel Hinton

Traitor by Andy McNab S* (Boy Soldier)

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz S* (Alex Rider)

Silverfin by Charlie Higson S* (Young James Bond)

Black Ice by Andy Lane S* (Young Sherlock Holmes)

Cherub: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore S*

The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz S* (Diamond Brother Detective Agency)

If you like an adventurous page-turner, try...

Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys

Malice by Chris Wooding

Holes by Louis Sachar

Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

Shift by Jennifer Bradbury

Airman by Eoin Colfer

Torrent! by Bernard Ashley

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan S*

Death Cloud by Andrew Lane

Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John

Tamar by Mal Peet

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Stone Cold by Robert Swindells

Blade by Tim Bowler S*

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins S*

If you are interested in reading about the lives of real people...

Toast by Nigel Slater

Boy by Roald Dahl

Mud, Sweat and Tears (Junior Edition) by Bear Grylls

If you like serious stories about real life, families around the world and their problems

and friendships try....

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher

Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis

The Outsiders by S E Hinton

The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger

Junk by Melvin Burgess

The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson

The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson

Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo

Fight by Chris Powling

River Boy by Tim Bowler

Flour Babies by Anne Fine

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty

Where I Belong by Gillian Cross

If you are into science fiction and futuristic stories (and enjoy watching Dr Who,

Torchwood, Sarah Jane Adventures, Smallville) try...

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Across the Universe by Beth Rivas

Leviathan by Scott Westerfield

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

Triskellion by Will Peterson

The Enemy by Charlie Higson

Ship Breaker by Paulo Bacigalupi

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Alien by Tony Bradman

1984 by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

War of the Worlds by H G Wells

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

If you enjoy stories about war try...

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall

Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden

Goodnight Mr Tom

In Spite of All Terror by Hester Burton

Postcards from No-Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers

If you are thrilled by unsettling or horrifying stories of the supernatural or strange try...

The Haunting by Margaret Mahy

The Changeover by Margaret Mahy

The Owl Service by Alan Garner

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Gone by Michael Grant S*

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney

Ghosting by Keith Gray

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer by Vivien Alcock

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Grave Dirt by E E Richardson

Thing by Chris Powling

Whispers in the Graveyard by Theresa Breslin

The Scarecrows by Robert Westall

Darkside by Tim Becker S*

A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan S* (Cirque du Freak)

If you are interested in how people lived, worked and died in the past (and enjoy

historical costume dramas on TV) try...

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin

Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D Taylor

Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery

The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliffe

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y S Lee

Plague by David Orme

Viking Warrior by Judson Roberts S* (first in the Strongbow saga)

Crossing the tracks by Barbara Stuber

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen

A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly

Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillippa Pearce

The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett

If you love teenage drama, girl-meets-boy stories and diaries, try...

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Dessen

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

Go to www.goodreads.com for reader reviews of all

the books to help you make your choice!

Read-More Rewards!

1 Book = 10 vivos

2 Books = 20 vivos

5 books = £3 Amazon voucher

8 books = Free book of your choice from the list

10 books = One free book and an Amazon vouch

20 books = Mr Coombs’ special mystery prize!

Complete a task from the following choices for

each book you have read from the list to claim

your Redmoor Read-More prize...

• Book review: (collect a sheet from the library)

• Characterisation: write a monologue or diary in the style of one of the main

characters from the book.

• Cliff-hanger Moment: explain which part of the book had you desperate to read on

and why (aim for around 300 words).

• Write an extra chapter, for example ten years later.

• Imagine you had been asked to write the sequel or next book in the series. Write a

synopsis (summary) of the next book or the first chapter.

• Write a 20 question quiz about the book.

• Imagine that tomorrow you get to meet the author. Write a set of clever interview

questions to ask him or her.

• Imagine the book is going to be made into a film or TV series. Write a synopsis of

the film, suggesting suitable actors and explaining the changes you would make to

the storyline and why.

• Storyboard the final scene of the book. (Collect a sheet from the library)

• Write a list of questions you would like to ask the protagonist (main character) if you

could interview him or her.

• Imagine the same storyline but in a different genre (horror, sci-fi, romance etc).

Write a blurb for the new book which shows how the change in genre affects the

story.

Hand in your evidence in The Zone (library). It will be seen by Mrs Barnes or

Mrs Groocock who will award you the vivos or prize. Don’t forget to put your

name on it!