While away some of your summer holidays by reading some great books. Ms. Reynolds recommends lots of books for you to enjoy.
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While away some of your summer holidays by reading some great books. Ms. Reynolds recommends lots of books for you to enjoy.
1st Year 
Students
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time" by Mark Haddon
"Noughts and Crosses" by Malorie Blackman
"The Diary of Anne Frank" by Anne Frank"
"Goodnight Mister Tom" by Michelle Magorian
2nd Year Students
"Panther in the Basement" by Amos Oz
"Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
3rd Year Students
"Vernon God Little" by D.B.C. Pierre
"Panther in the Basement" by Amos Oz
"The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
TY Student
s
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
"The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton
"The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
"The Perks of being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
5th Year Students
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte
"Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Hard Times" by Charles Dickens
"The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
"The Grass is Singing" by Doris Lessing
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
6th Year Students
"Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy
"1984" and "Animal Farm" by George Orwell
"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad
"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
"Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce
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