New Book, New You - TY Summer Reading
New Book New You
During lockdown many of us have most likely been bored or looking for new hobbies, and we have found one perfect for you- it’s time to find yourself a blanket, a cup of hot chocolate and a quiet spot and just start reading! With travel not being much of an option now why not travel in the comfort of your own bed, curled up with a good book; as Jhumpa Lahiri said
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
A little reading is all the therapy a person needs sometimes.
So below we have listed books just for you based on our year group's opinion and hopefully at least one of them allows you to travel into a world of bliss.
So let's get into it - below there is a list of books categorised into nine different genres, each of them with different plots, characters, journey and a little bit of magic.
Fantasy/ Adventure books:
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
Lore by Alexandra Bracken
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Graceling by Kirstin Cashore
Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
“Some people need a high five… in the face… with my knives”- Celaena Sardothien (Throne of Glass by Sarah J.Maas)
Science Fiction/ Dystopian:
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Scythe by Neal Shustermen
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Hunger Games by Suzzanne Collins
Renegades by Marissa Meyer
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
The Program by Suzanne Young
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Diabolic by S. J Kincaid
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Matched by Ally Condie
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
“In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act” - George Orwell
Crime books:
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Shelter by Harlan Coben
The Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
The Good Thieves
How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller
Life As We Knew It
“Much stronger boys in her class soon learned that it could be quite unpleasant to fight with that skinny girl” - Stieg Larsson, The Girl With The Tattoo
Romance:
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silveria
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli & Aisha Sadeed
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
Love, Creekwood by Becky Albertalli
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth
You Say It First by Katie Cotugno
All The Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani
More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn
Bookish and the Beasts by Ashley Poston
Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky
“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend” - Paul Sweeney
Mystery/ Horror:
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
All your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Found by Harlan Coben
Theodore Boone series by John Grisham
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
American’s Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Women in Black by Susan Hill
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
Phantoms by Dean Koontez
IT by Stephen King
“Stare at the dark too long and you will eventually see what isn’t there.”- Cameron Jace
History fiction / Non fiction:
Between the Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
Mask Off: Masculinity Redefined by JJ BolaThe Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Halo by Zizou Corder
Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi
The Letter For the King by Tonke Dragt (I’m not sure if it’s history fiction)
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Damian Duffy
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein
Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon- McKenna
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
“When death tells a story, you really have to listen” - Mark Zusak, Book Thief
Classics:
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
How to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger
The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Colour Purple by Alice Walker
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
“A well read woman is a dangerous creature”- Lisa Kleypas
Thriller and Mystery:
Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
The Girl With All the Gifts by Mark Carey
The Magpie Society: One for Sorrow by Amy Alward and Zoe Sugg
High-rise Mystery by Sharna Jackson
Ace of Shades by Amanada Foody
Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephaine Perkins
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by...
Trust me, I’m Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer
The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi
Warcross by Marie Lu
Bet Your Life by Jane Casey
The Gone Series by Michael Grant
“Everyone loves a conspiracy” - Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code
Biography:
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Asha Bandele and Patrisse Cullors
Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit
Becoming by Michelle Obama
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay
I am Malala
The Invisible Women by Erika Robuck
Number of Stars by Louis Lowry
What If They Find Us by Kathy Clarke (My Story Series)
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasaar
Into the Wild by Joan Kr…
Poseidon’s Son
The Diary of Anne Frank
Robin by Dave Itzkoff
Czapkins by Dominik Szczepański
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world”- Robin Williams
Coming- of- Age:
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell & Katie Cotugno
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorran
Can You See Me by Libby Scott
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
“A Reader lives a thousand lives before he dies”~ George R. R. Martin
Books Soon-to-be-Released:
Cinderella is Dead by Kaylann Bayron
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
This Can Never Not Be Real by Sera Milano
Witches Stepped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Ember Queen by Laura Sebastian
Goddess of the Hunt by Shelby Eileen
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson
The Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
The Poet X
There we have it, 10 genres and over 100 books.
There are millions if not billions of books out there. It is hard to start reading, with too many options, so we hope you found your starting spot. Really once you find a book you like it's easier to find the next book, which is what this article is all about. The best website to buy books from is https://www.bookdepository.com/ since books have great prices and you can get good deals with free shipping. To find these books for free you could try reading from PDFs online, ebook sites, rent out from a library (they also rent out ebooks https://www.scribd.com/books biggest online library ), audiobooks (audible) on Youtube, ( steal your friends ;) ) and sometimes you can find free books at local places. This website, https://www.goodreads.com/ , gives you a personal recommendation based of genres you want to read but if you found a book or series that you absolutely loved and want to find something similar, go to https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/ . At that website you will get 10 similar books based on the book you finished reading, which is extra helpful and specific. Once you have easier access to something it's always easier to start. So….
“When trouble strikes, head to the library. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you” - Lemony Snicket.
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