Following a request from a pupil in Year 11, teachers in the English Department have been thinking about which books they would most recommend to older pupils who are perhaps tired of teenage fiction and ready to move on to adult books. It’s a busy time of year for them, but setting aside time to relax quietly during the Easter holiday will be vital to their well-being, particularly for those moving on to study English at college, what better way to relax quietly than with a book?
The list will be available from the library, and can be found at the bottom of this article. We’ve included fiction in different genres – both classic and contemporary – different kinds of literary non-fiction and poetry. There is plenty there to keep you going right through until September. If you like the list, or even if you don’t like it, let us know: if the response is good, there might even be an updated version for 2015.
And the long hot summer? Well, let’s keep our fingers crossed…