Back-to-School Reading Picks

Updated January 14, 2026
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If you want to blitz your year 12 exams read this book
Smith, Alexandra
Paper Book
The must-read book for anyone in their last two years of high school A little book with the potential to make a big difference ... IF YOU WANT TO BLITZ YOUR YEAR 12 EXAMS READ THIS BOOK is packed with outstanding advice and awesome tips that will help you to excel in your final two...
The high school survival guide : your roadmap to studying, socializing and succeeding
Holsman, Jessica
Paper Book
The Ultimate Guide for High School Success "The High School Survival Guide teaches you how to survive both school and life!" -Lenoria Addison, Partner Manager, AwesomenessTV #1 Best Seller in Test Preparation, SSAT & COOP, and Mindfulness & Meditation<...
Refugee
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration...
The hate u give
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018. Winner of the 2018 Silver Inky Award #1 New York Times bestseller A Teen Vogue Best YA Book of the Year "Stunning."-John Green "A masterpiece."-The Huffington Post "An essential read for everyone."-Teen Vogue "Outstanding." -The Guardian Sixteen...
The outsiders
Hinton, S. E.
Paper Book
The Socs's idea of having a good time is beating up greasers like Ponyboy.Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far.A ground-breaking, timeless story from a brilliant writer.
Station eleven
St. John Mandel, Emily
Paper Book
DAY ONE - The Georgia Flu explodes over the surface of the earth like a neutron bomb. News reports put the mortality rate at over 99%. WEEK TWO - Civilization has crumbled.YEAR TWENTY - A band of actors and musicians called the Travelling Symphony move through their territories performing concerts...
The great Gatsby
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
CD
After the Great War, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, pursues wealth, riches and the lady he lost to another man with stoic determination. He buys a mansion across from her house and throws lavish parties to entice her. When Gatsby finally doesreunite with Daisy Buchanan, tragic...
Nineteen eighty-four
Orwell, George
Paper Book
Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in what remains of a Britain ravaged by revolution. His every move is monitored by the Thought Police, who are responsible for detecting dissent against the Party and its leader, Big Brother-and eliminating it. When he meets Julia, Winston thinks he...
Catching teller crow
Kwaymullina, Ambelin
Paper Book
This Victorian Premier's Literary Award winner is a totally addictive ghost story, crime story and thriller, told half in prose and half in verse, from two of the most exciting Aboriginal voices in Australia.
Foreign soil
Clarke, Maxine Beneba
Paper Book
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