Author

Title

Genre/themes

David Almond

Skellig

Fantasy, angels

Malorie Blackman

Pig-Heart Boy

Social issues, illness

Anne Fine

The Tulip Touch

Social issues

Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials I: Northern Lights

Fantasy, trilogy adventure

Kevin Crossley-Holland

The Seeing Stone

Historical

Alan Gibbons

Shadow of the Minotaur

Myths, fantasy

William Nicholson

The Wind Singer

Fantasy

Tim Bowler

Storm Catchers

Thriller, family

Nina Bawden

Carrie's War

World War Two modern classic

Michelle Magorian

Goodnight Mister Tom

Social issues WWII, family moving home

Anne Fine

Flour Babies

Social issues, single parent

Richard Adams

Watership Down

Environmental, animal

Hilary McKay

Saffy’s Angel

Quirky tale of adoption

Sally Nicholls

Ways to Live Forever

Terminal illness

Brian Jacques

Mossflower

Modern classic fantasy

Robin Jarvis

The Deptford Mice

Rodent adventure

Derek Landy

Skulduggery Pleasant

Magical detective novel

Eoin Colfer

Airman

Historical/ science fiction

Michelle Paver

Wolf Brother

Boy and wolf in stone age times.

Sandi Toksvig

Hitler’s Canary

Wartime- Danish resistance