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100 books to read before you leave secondary school
Give every student in your school the chance to read these must-have titles before they turn 18.
Compiled by our team of qualified librarians and teachers, our recommended books for secondary schools are ideal for inspiring reading for pleasure from KS3 up to KS5.
Our exciting mix of genres and formats, featuring some accelerated reader titles, means there’s a must-have book for every student.
- Popular classics and fantasy fiction books for teenagers including Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird and Frances Hardinge’s The Lie Tree
- Non-fiction books for teens abridged from adult editions, like David Olusoga’s Black and British
- Verse novels and poetry collections from authors such as Sarah Crossan and Steven Camden
- Graphic novels inspired by real life stories
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