Suggested Reading for First Year Students

Below is a list of possible reading material for first year students.

Fantasy

• Artemis Fowl – Eoin Colfer
• Beast Quest – Adam Blade
• The Hunger Games Trilogy – Suzanne Collins
• The Princess Bride – William Goldman
• Harry Potter Series – J.K. Rowling
• The Twilight Trilogy – Stephenie Meyer

Mystery

• A Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemony Snicket
• Holes – Louis Sachar
• Pretty Little Liars – Sara Shepard
• And Then They Were One – Agatha Christie

General Fiction

• Matilda – Roald Dahl
• Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
• Charlotte’s Web – E.B. White
• The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants – Ann Brashares
• Mr Gum – Andy Stanton
• The Princess Diaries – Meg Cabot
• Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes – Louis Sachar
• Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Jeff Kinney

War

• Good Night Mister Tom – Michelle Magorian
• The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas – John Boyne
• The Silver Sword – Ian Serraillier
• The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Autobiography

• Gerrard – My Biography – Steven Gerrard
• Crocodile Hunter – Steve Irwin
•  My Story – Cheryl Cole
• Moments – Cristiano Ronaldo
• My Take – Gary Barlow