Language:
Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
This is a classic book and full of just the most wonderful language - both real and invented.
(you can also read the book online or download it via Project Gutenberg)
Creativity:
Piggies - Nick Gifford
This is about keeping animals for food. The twist? Humans are the food.
Health:
Pride and Penalties - Chris Higgins
Looks at gender roles, family dynamics but most of all about a girl growing up.
Music and Theatre:
The Positively Last Performance - Geraldine McCCaughrean
The Royal Theatre is set to close down for good but can Gracie help the resident ghosts save it or is this really going to be the last performace?
Wellbeing:
Everyday - David Levithan
Everyday they wake in a different body, taking on someone else's life for 24 hours but what happens when you fall in love and don't want to jump to a new host again?
Maths and Computing:
Hacking Timbuktu - Stephen Davies
Danny is on the hunt for £100 million in gold but he's not the only one and his hacking and traceur skills are tested to the limit in this fast paced story.
Science:
Call of the Wild - Jack London
Written from the point of view of a dog. It follows them from loving family home to harsh masters and a dog sled team. Can a family pet become a wild beast?
(you can also read the book online or download it via Project Gutenberg)
Social Subjects:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie
Junior has to decide stay in his current school or go to the white school up the road? Better education or within his culture? It's about many things including the issues facing Native American's today if they stay on the reservations.
