Appendix I: Regional Variation in Reading Habits: Top 20 Titles in Years 3 – 11
Table 49: Variation in Reading by Region: Years 9-11
England
Northern Ireland
Book Title
Author
Book Title
Author
1
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas
John Boyne
2
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Girl Online: The First
Novel by Zoella
Zoe Sugg
3
An Inspector Calls
J.B. Priestley
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
4
Girl Online: The First
Novel by Zoella
Zoe Sugg
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
5
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
6
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney
7
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
Girl Online: On Tour
Zoe Sugg
8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Old School
Jeff Kinney
Billionaire Boy
David Walliams
9
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
10
Girl Online: On Tour
Zoe Sugg
Goodnight Mister Tom
Michelle Magorian
11
The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the NightTime
Mark Haddon
Goodnight Mister Tom
Michelle Magorian
12
Paper Towns
John Green
Paper Towns
John Green
13
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Dog Days
Jeff Kinney
14
Animal Farm
George Orwell
The Twits
Roald Dahl
15
The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas
John Boyne
Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo
16
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
Holes
Louis Sachar
17
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Dog Days
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
The Last Straw
Jeff Kinney
18
Billionaire Boy
David Walliams
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
The Long Haul
Jeff Kinney
19
Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone
J.K. Rowling
The Boy in the Dress
David Walliams
20
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
The Long Haul
Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Old School
Jeff Kinney
Average ATOS and APC (2016 in brackets):
England ATOS 5.3 (5.3), APC 0.86 (0.87)
Northern Ireland ATOS 5.1 (5.1), APC 0.85 (0.88)
86
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