Top 8 Best Books, 11 years+
Welcome to the world of books! Let me and my fellow companion lead you through a range of hard and sophisticated, but fun, exciting and enjoyable books that will change the way you see this world. So, sit back, relax and let us show you around, starting with:
1. A monster calls by Patrick Ness
‘Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.’
2. Holes by Louis Sachar‘Stanley
Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention centre, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.’
3. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
‘ I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.’
4. A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L’engle
‘Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure - one that will threaten their lives and our universe.’
5. Tudors and Stuarts By Fiona Pratchett
‘From battles and beheadings, to plots and plague, this book tells the story of life in Britain under the Tudors and Stuarts.Full of intriguing facts, illustrations, detailed reconstructions, paintings and maps.’
6. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
‘August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a severe facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school.Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, Auggie wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past his extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include the perspectives of his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These voices converge to portray a community as it struggles with differences, and challenges readers, both young and old, to wonder about the true nature of empathy, compassion, acceptance, friendship, and—ultimately—kindness.’
7. Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
‘They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood.’
8. The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak
‘It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordion-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.
But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.’
Now our journey is over. Me and my companion are glad and thankful for your visit. You have brightened our day but now it is time for us to leave. This is the time for you to pick up one of these books. So, grab one and relax in a comfy armchair. Make a cup of tea and turn out the lights. Are you ready? Now get READING!
