“Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.”
Ben Okri
Click on each book cover to learn about students’ and staff opinions, whether they loved it or not. Hopefully by exploring others’ views and recommendations (20 Must Reads), you’ll find new books that are right for you.
We’d love to hear about what you think books you’ve read. Please email your reviews through LRC@georgegreens.com or if handwritten, pass onto to Ms Harrison in the English Faculty, Ms Brown in the LRC or your English teacher and see you review published below! For some help in writing a review, check out the BookTrust’s advice for budding book critics.
Reviewer: Tania Miah in Year 10, best for Year 10+
Reviewer: Mahreema Jannat in Year 8, best for Year 10+
Reviewer: Abdulla Saadi in Year 8, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Amina Taleb in Year 7, best for Year KS3
Reviewer: Ms Harrison, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, best for KS5
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, best for KS5
Reviewer: Ms Nygete, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Harrison, best for KS3
Reviewer: Mr Hussain, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Casey, best for KS3
Reviewer: Mr Adderley, best for KS4/5
Reviewer: Ms Preston, best for KS3-5
Reviewer: Ms Sed, best for Upper KS3/4
Reviewer: Ms Sultana, best for KS4+
Reviewer: Ms Fox, best for KS5
Reviewer: Ms Porter, best for KS5
Reviewer: Ms Bevan, best for KS4+
Reviewer: Zahra Bouda in Year 7, best for Year KS3
Reviewer: Aya Rahman Lawrence in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Erum Rouf in Year 7, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Annie De Moura Mauchado in Year 7, best for Year KS3
Reviewer: Jack With in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Lily Woodford in Year 7, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Ms Fox, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Mohitha Sree Mannar in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS4+
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for Upper KS2/3
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, recommended for KS5+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, recommended for KS4/5+
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, recommended for KS4/5+ (contains mature content)
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, recommended for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Carter-Dunn, recommended for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Harrison, recommended for KS4 (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Ms Harrison, recommended for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Elmi, recommended for Year 9+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Ms Elmi, recommended for Year 9+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Josh Holmes in Year 12, best for KS4/5
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Zahra Bouda in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Ms O’Sullivan, best for KS4+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Ms Badru, best for KS4/5 (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Marzia Zamani in Year 10, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Ms Williams, best for Year 9+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Ms Williams, best for Year 9+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Aarian Rexha in Year 7, best for KS3 (Age 10+)
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3 (Age 10+)
Reviewer: Aarian Rexha in Year 7, best for KS3/4 Year 8+
Reviewer: Mr Cullenbrooke, best for Year 9+ (contains mature/sensitive content)
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Salman Emaz in Year 10, best for KS4/5 (contains mature/sensitive content)
Reviewer: Aarian Rexha best for KS4/5 (contains mature/sensitive content)
Reviewer: Ms Elmi, recommended for KS3
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 7, best for KS3/4
Reviewer: Ms Brown, best for KS4+
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 8, best for fans for Harry Potter!
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 8, best for KS3/4
Reviewer: Lily Woodford in Year 8, best for Year 7/8
Reviewer: Mahdi Amin in Year 8, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Habibah Taher in Year 12, best for Year 10+ (contains mature and sensitive content).
Reviewer: Lily Woodford in Year 8, best for Year 8+
Reviewer: Jumana Hossain in Year 7, best for Year 7/8
Reviewer: Jumana Hossain in Year 7, best for Year 8+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for ‘almost everyone whether you’re interested in physics- or you’re just looking for a humorous non-fiction book’.
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for Upper KS2 and reading again and again.
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for Upper KS3
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for all ages.
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS3+ (contains scenes of violence)
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for Upper KS3 (explores some issues that are sensitive)
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for Upper KS3/4/5
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS3+ (contains scenes of violence)
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Aarian Rexha in Year 8, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS2/3
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for K2/3
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva in Year 7 , best for Upper KS2/3
Reviewer: Ms Harrison, best for Upper KS2/3
Reviewer: Zahra Bouda in Year 8, best for Upper KS3/4/5
Reviewer: Zahra Bouda in Year 8, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva best for KS4 (YA fiction containing body horror)
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva best for Upper KS3+
Reviewer: Nabeeha Islam in Year 12, best for Year 11+ (contains references to racial abuse and discrimination and terrorism (or the threat of it))
Reviewer: Farhana Begum, Year 12, best for Year 11+
Reviewer: Azima Begum, Year 12, best for Year 10+
Reviewer: Zakariya Jama, Year 8, best for Year 8+
Reviewer: Dawud Hussain, Year 8, best for KS3
Reviewer: Humira Chowdhury, best for Year 9+ (contains mature content and language)
Reviewer: Isha Chowdhury, best for Year 10+ (contains mature content including violence, child neglect and abandonment)
Reviewer: Emeli Ali, Year 12, best for upper KS4/5 (contains explicit mention of misogyny and violence against women, including assault)
Reviewer: Zeeshan Khan, Year 12, best for KS4/5 (contains mature/sensitive content)
Reviewer: Ms Fox, best for Year 10+ (contains mature content including violence, child neglect and abandonment)
Reviewer: Ms Fox, best for upper KS4/5+ (trigger warnings: contains references to infertility and suicidal ideation).
Reviewer: Ms Fox, best for KS3
Reviewer: Ms Fox, universally wonderful for everyone to read
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva best for upper KS3/4 + (trigger warnings: contains some more mature content and threat, death of a parent).
Reviewer: Fleuryne in year 7, best for KS3
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva best for upper KS3/4 + (trigger warnings: contains some more mature content and threat).
Reviewer: Sara Kamaran, best for upper KS3/4 + (trigger warnings: contains some more mature content).
Reviewer: Sara Kamaran, purrfect for any fan of cats!
Reviewer: Sara Kamaran, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Sara Kamaran, best for KS3+
Reviewer: Sara Kamaran, best for upper KS3 (trigger warning: contains some blood/gore and references to death and emotional trauma).
Reviewer: Muslimah Mirzababaeva best for Upper KS3/4 (contains references to more mature content including parental abandonment, death and grief)
Reviewer: Aaliyah Ali, Year 7, best for KS3+