Author

Title

Genre/theme

Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl

Fantasy, humour magic fairies goblins

Philip Pullman

Clockwork

Fantasy, magic mystery

Dick King-Smith

The Crowstarver

Social issues, disability animals orphan

Philip Ridley

Krindlekrax

Fantasy/ humour

Michelle Magorian

A Spoonful of Jam

Historical/ bullying/ theatre WWII

Terry Pratchett

Johnny and the Bomb

Historical, time-slip war fantasy

Lemony Snicket

The Bad Beginning

Adventure

E. B. White

Charlotte’s Web

Animal, moral tale

Clive King

Stig of the Dump

Classic fantasy adventure

Roald Dahl

The B F G

Humour, friendship

Jean Ure

Becky Bananas

Humour, illness friendship family

Andrew Norriss

Aquila

Fantasy, aliens friendship

Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Social issues, India countryside orphans

E Nesbit

The Railway Children

Historical, moving home

Lynn Reid-Banks

The Indian in the Cupboard

Modern classic fantasy

Robert Swindells

The Go-Ahead Gang

Modern classic

Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon

Viking/ dragon adventure

Cornelia Funke

Inkheart

Magical novel for confident readers

Garth Nix

Mister Monday

Suspense, mystery, adventure- for confident readers.

Anthony Horowitz

The Falcon’s malteser

Fast paced detective/ humour