SPIEGELMAN, Art. Maus I / Maus II (sophisticated graphic novel about National Socialism & the Jews)
WEIN, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity / Rose Under Fire
ZUSAK, Markus. The Book Thief
Exploration:
McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. The White Darkness (Titus Oates / Antarctica)
MATH:
AGARD, John. Einstein, the Girl Who Hated Maths (poetry on maths theme)
BRADBURY, Jason. Dot.Robot (high-tech action where computer gaming, mathematical and engineering skills are given the spotlight)
FOSTER, John (ed). Word Whirls and other shape poems
HADDON, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
MILLS, Steve & KOLL, Hilary. Counting on Leroy
SCIESZKA, Jon & SMITH, Lane. Maths Curse (poetry)
POSKITT, Kjartan. Murderous Maths series - includes titles such as:
The Essential Arithmetricks
Numbers: The Key to the Universe
The Phantom X
Desperate Measures
The Mean and Vulgar Bits: Fractions and Averages
Do You Feel Lucky? The Secrets of Probability
MUSIC:
BOWLER, Tim. Starseeker
CROSS, Gillian. Chartbreak
FUNKE, Cornelia. The Thief Lord
GAVIN, Jamila. Coram Boy
HORNBY,. Nick. High Fidelity
NICHOLSON, William. The Wind Singer (Wind on Fire trilogy)
RIORDAN, James. Sweet Clarinet (Second World War)
PE / SPORT:
AHLBERG, Allan. Friendly Matches (football poems)
ARKSEY, Neil. Playing on the Edge (future where world dominated by football)
BURGESS, Melvin. Billy Elliott
CHILDS, Rob. Soccer series
DHAMI, Narinder. Bend it Like Beckham (football)
FORDE, Catherine. Fat Boy Swim (swimming, obesity, bullying)
FOSTER, John. Football Fever (football poems)
FREEDMAN, Dan. The Kick-Off (and others in the Jamie Johnson series)
GIBBONS, Alan. Julie and Me...and Michael Owen Makes Three
GOWAR, Mick. Sir Gawain and the Rugby Sevens (bitesize read on rugby theme)
HARDCASTLE, Michael. Hit It... (Graffix)
HORNBY, Nick. Fever Pitch (football)
ORME, David. 'Ere We Go! (football poems)
PALMER, Tom. Foul Play/Dead Ball (detective series with football background)
PEET, Mal. Keeper (football, South America)
PEET, Mal. The Penalty (football, South America)
RAI, Bali. Soccer Squad series
SCIENCE:
AGARD, John. Hello H2O (poetry on science theme)
ALLAN, Nicholas. Where Willy Went (fun picturebook which will be a sure-fire hit!)
BARLOW, Steve and SKIDMORE, Steve. Vernon Bright and the Magnetic Banana (and others in the Vernon Bright series) (Science experiments with Vernon have a knack of getting out of hand! Fun reading guaranteed!) [now available to download as interactive e-books for i-Pod Touch and i-Phone]
BLACKMAN, Malorie. ANTIDOTE (ethics of animal testing)
BROOKS, Kevin. Being (medicine)
BROWN, Dan. Angels and Demons (conflict between religion and science)
COLE, Babette. Hair in Funny Places (funny picturebook)
CRICHTON, Michael. Jurassic Park (and others)
DAVIES, Nicola. Bat Loves the Night (information book which reads beautifully)
DAVIES, Nicola. Big Blue Whale (information book which reads beautifully)
DAVIES, Nicola. One Tiny Turtle (information book which reads beautifully)
HAWKING, Lucy & Stephen. George's Secret Key to the Universe (space & physics)
LEWIS, Anne. The Ship That Fell Like a Star
MAYO, Simon. Itch (periodic table, passion for science)
MORGAN, Nicola. Fleshmarket (history of medicine)
ORME, David. Boffin Boy series (comic strip style for 8-14 year olds with reading age of 6-8)
PATTERSON, James. Maximum Ride series (young people with extraordinary powers caused by genetic experimentation)
PFEFFER, Susan. Life as we knew it (asteroid's imminent collison with the moon causes irrevocable changes to life; life becomes a struggle for survival)
PFEFFER, Susan. The Dead and the Gone (story of survival and faith after global disaster strikes)
PULLMAN, Philip. Northern Lights (& The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) (physics)
SHEARER, Alex. The Speed of the Dark
STEWART, Paul & RIDDELL, Chris. Stormchaser (second in fantasy adventure series involving questions of physics and environmental parallels)
ROSE, Malcolm. Final Lap / Blood Brother (& others in Luke Harding series) (forensic science)
ROSE, Malcolm. Scene of the Crime (murder mystery where the reader becomes the forensic investigator, solving the clues)
SCIESZKA, Jon & SMITH, Lane. Science Verse (poetry)
THOMPSON, Kate. The Alchemist's Apprentice (alchemy)
UPDALE, Eleanor. Montmorency series (scientific experiments)