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Schools' Library Service
‘Lesser Known’
Recommended Books
 You won’t find any Harry
Potter or Jacqueline Wilson books here! This is our list of books that
we feel we can whole-heartedly recommend. They’re those books that
deserve a little ‘word of mouth’ promotion, and we feel they all deserve
a place in your school libraries.
We can of course recommend more well-known books, but we thought we’d
provide a taste of the books that we feel passionately about on this
webpage!
Key Stage One
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow
One of our all time favourite
books! Little Wolf and his letters back home are delightful.
The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit by Chris Wormell
A magical book about a
friendship that really does pass the test of time.
Key Stage Two
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Described as a ‘Da Vinci Code
for kids’, this book draws two children into a mystery that has the art
world baffled.
The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding
An historical (set in the
1790s) novel, with more than a helping of modern readability.
Will Shakespeare and the Pirate’s Fire by Robert J. Harris
This fictional adventure story
uses historical fact to create a tale about the nation’s best known
playwright’s youth.
The Key to Chintak by John Howard
This unusual, page-turning
adventure story fuses alien spaceships and magical books with ancient
history and mysterious riddles.
Secrets of the Fearless by Elizabeth Laird
Set during the Napoleonic
Wars, this novel sees 12-year-old John Barr press ganged into life on
board HMS Fearless, where he soon discovers not everything is as it
first seems.
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
Accompanied by stunning black
and white (and occasionally red) artwork, this detective story with a
twist brings us face to face with a real cat burglar and a creature from
a Norwegian bog.
Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley
Although this has been
televised some years ago, it remains a fantastic read.
Adam Canfield of the Dash by Michael Winerip
Despite being an American book,
this story of a school newspaper has plenty of twists.
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Teenage
The Fearful by Keith Gray
It’s the Mourner’s job to
protect Moutonby’s residents from the monster in the lake, but what
happens if the new Mourner doesn’t believe in the monster himself?
The Ex Files by Pete Johnson
Wouldn’t it be great if there
was a team who supported you after you’d split with your ex? Well, now
there is!
Small-Minded Giants by Oisín McGann
Living in a new Ice Age means
living underground, and when things go wrong, there’s nowhere to run and
nowhere to hide.
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
The village of Chust is being
stalked by mysterious forces, and sometimes only an outsider can see the
truth behind closed doors. Set in Eastern Europe in the early
seventeenth century, this vampire story weaves many customs from many
cultures to make it resonant.
Difficult Issues (for Teen Readers)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
A moving tale set in the 1940s
that looks at one of the darkest periods of history, through the eyes of
an innocent boy.
Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
Jennifer Jones was convicted
of killing a child six years ago. Now released, she has a new identity,
but her past continues to haunt her.
The Story of My Life by Anne Cassidy
This powerful novel explores
how a chance meeting on a railway platform lead 17-year-old Kenny to the
worst night of his life. And the decisions he makes on this night will
shape his entire future.
Once by Morris Glietzman
An interesting,
thought-provoking book set in Nazi Germany.
Pictures in the Dark by Patricia McCord
A careful, well-studied
treatment of how a violent, disciplinarian mother influences the life of
her two children.
Skin by A.M. Vrettos
A sensitive and thought
provoking look at how anorexia can affect a whole family.
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