Hi-Lo - Quick
reads for KS3
December 2007
Hampshire School Library Service
Chapman, Mary
Hi-Lo Quick reads
for KS3
Virus
Penna finds herself in the midst of chaos
when a computer virus disrupts the
regimented daily routine.
Crew, Gary
Episode I : The Phantom Menace
Shows the events from The Phantom
Menace episode in the Star Wars saga in
a light, accessible style.
Arrigan, Mary
Hard Luck
Recounts a boy’s experiences when
homeless and living on the streets.
Barlow, Steve
Funny Business
A boy with cerebral palsy attempts to
be a comedian and change the attitudes
of those around him. Powerful message
with great touches of humour.
Mystery of Eilean Mor
A sea-captain investigates the
disappearance of lighthouse keepers
on a supposedly haunted island.
Durant, Alan
Doing the Double
A brother impersonates his twin to play
in an important football match.
Forde, Catherine
L-L-L-Loser
John writes a song about his geeky
brother and his friend, but then things
don’t turn out quite as they had
expected.
Gaiman, Neil
Barlow, Steve
Doomsday Watchers
A fourteen year old computer hacker
tries to escape capture by the agency
whose plans he foiled.
Blum, Paul
Werewolf Eclipse
MI5 investigate werewolf attacks. Close
encounters with a werewolf lead the
Agents to disobey orders.
Wolves In the Walls
There are sneaking, creeping,
crumpling noises coming from inside
the walls. Lucy knows what they are
but nobody believes her.
Gaiman, Neil
Mirrormask
A circus performer dreams about being
in a fantasy world, linked to her mother’s
illness.
Butler, Charles
Gavalda, Anna
Kiss of Death
A teenager is haunted by his dead best
friend, as she tries to entice him to join
her in death.
35 Kilos of Hope
A boy finds the conventional school
system does not cater to his special
needs and seeks alternative education.
Cann, Kate
Crow Girl Returns
Lily’s relationship with her semi-tame
crows gives her the courage to get back
at the bullies who made her life a misery.
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Gleitzman, Morris
Once
Follows a young boy as he escapes from
a convent orphanage in the mountains of
Nazi occupied Poland in search of his parents.
Lovegrove, James
Glover, S
My Spooky Sister
A boy fears that his sister may be a
reincarnation of a dead girl.
Hinton, Nigel
K
ill Swap
A boy is set up by a reality TV show which
makes him believe he has carried out a
murder.
Macphail, Catherine
Until Proven Guilty
Nathan sets out to prove his father’s
innocence when he is charged with
murder.
Sticks and Stones
A boy finds that he isn’t as popular at
school as he thought and has to work
harder at it.
Horowitz, A
Moon, Pat
Killer Camera
Two scary stories involving death
inducing cameras and life threatening
computers.
Do Not Read Or Else!
When Finch’s widowed mother gets a
new boyfriend Finch does her best to
split them up, but in the end is the one
to bring them together.
Horowitz, Anthony
Rider : The Gadgets
This book contains classified
information on the amazing gadgets
used by teenage superspy Alex Rider
in his thrilling adventures - from
exploding keyrings to motorized yoyos.
Jungman, Ann
Siege!
One moment Ivan is day-dreaming
in class, the next he’s fighting
for survival during the siege of
Leningrad.
Landman, Tanya
Useless
A boy spends three years missing
his dad and disliking his mum’s new
boyfriend until one day his dad
comes back again and he realises
the truth.
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Morgan, Michaela
Shark!
Mark knows about sharks. He knows
how they think, live and hunt but does
he know enough?
Morgan, Michaela
The beast
Two friends investigate a mystery in
the woods and find the cause is not as
supernatural as they had expected.
Oldfield, Jenny
Pet School
Bad, mad and hard to handle.
And that’s just Laura’s mate Zoë.
Their puppies are worse. Oldfield, Jenny
Off-Side
Football and Ellie. The two things
Danny likes best. Will he have to chose
between them?
Orme, Helen
Stalker
Kelly walks home by herself after a fair
and thinks someone is following her.
Orme, Helen
Boys!
Two friends fall for the same guy
when he moves into their street.
Pearson, M
Short & Shocking
Folk tales, urban myths and narrative
jokes - no more than two pages long.
Prince, Alison
Speed
Deb’s biker boyfriend likes to live-and
drive-dangerously but will her luck run
out?
Rayban, Chloe
Wrong Number
A girl starts a romance with
a stranger on the phone. Rayner, Jacqueline
Doctor
Everything you wanted to know
about Doctor Who.
Reilly, Patricia
OC : The Outsider
Set on the West Coast of the States,
a teenager tries to integrate into a
wealthy neighbourhood.
Richardson, E E
Devil for Sale
Ben buys a cursed statue by accident
and things start to go very wrong.
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Swindells, Robert
Snapshot
What if, before you know it, you’ve
taken photos of a crime? And now
someone wants those photos back.
Swindells, Robert
Burnout
A schoolboy becomes a firestarter,
until one day he puts his sister’s life
in danger.
Townson, Hazel
Vainshing Village
When Matthew moves to the country,
it’s not quite as dull as he’d thought.
Verne, Jules
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
A terrifying journey into an extinct
volcano - and right into the centre of
the earth.
Weatherly, Lee
Watcher
Sarah’s mum walked out seven years
ago. And now she’s going to make
her mum pay.
Willis, Jeanne
Rat Heaven
‘By the time you finish this book,
one of us will be dead.’
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Episode I : The Phantom Menace
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Arrigan, Mary
Hard Luck
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Barlow, Steve
Funny Business
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Barlow, Steve
Doomsday Watchers
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Blum, Paul
Werewolf Eclipse
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Butler, Charles
Kiss of Death
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Cann, Kate
Crow Girl Returns
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Chapman, Mary
Virus
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Crew, Gary
Mystery of Eilean Mor
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Durant, Alan
Doing the Double
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Forde, Catherine
L-L-L-Loser
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Gaiman, Neil
Wolves In the Walls
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Gaiman, Neil
Mirrormask
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Gavalda, Anna
35 Kilos of Hope
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Gleitzman, Morris
Once
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Glover, S
My Spooky Sister
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Hinton, Nigel
Until Proven Guilty
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Horowitz, A
Killer Camera
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Horowitz, Anthony
Alex Rider : The Gadgets
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Jungman, Ann
Seige!
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Landman, Tanya
Useless
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Lovegrove, James
Kill Swap
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Macphail, Catherine
Sticks and Stones
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Moon, Pat
Do not Read Or Else!
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Morgan, Michaela
Shark!
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Morgan, Michaela
The Beast
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Oldfield, Jenny
Pet School
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Oldfield, Jenny
Off-Side
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Orme, Helen
Stalker
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Orme, Helen
Boys!
4.99
Pearson, M
Short & Shocking
4.99
Prince, Alison
Speed
5.99
Rayban, Chloe
Wrong Number
4.99
Rayner, Jacqueline
Doctor
5.99
Reilly, Patricia
OC: The Outsider
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Richardson, E E
Devil for Sale
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Swindells, Robert
Snapshot
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Swindells, Robert
Burnout
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Townson, Hazel
Vanishing Village
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Verne, Jules
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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Weatherly, Lee
Watcher
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Willis, Jeanne
Rat Heaven
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