(Banded) Hi-lo Books to Support Fluency - Secondary
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Boffin Boy
Interest Age: 8 - 14 years
Reading Age: 6 - 7 years
Book Band: Turquoise - Gold
Manga-style graphic novels that are full of action and wacky humour
PIG
Interest Age: 7 - 12 years
Reading Age: 8 - 9 years
Book Band: White
The hilarious 'handwritten' diary entries of Peter Ian Green
Tales from the Pitch
Interest Age: 7 - 16 years
Reading Age: 9 - 10 years
Book Band: Dark Blue - Dark Red
Fast-moving fictionalised biographies of football’s top players and managers
Goal!
Interest Age: 6 - 14 years
Reading Age: 4 - 7 years
Book Band: Lilac - Green
A structured programme of highly decodable football-themed fiction and non-fiction
Dark Man
Interest Age: 13+ years
Reading Age: 5 - 8 years
Book Band: Orange - Gold
Atmospheric books (that offer subtle progression) following the dark adventures of a mysterious figure
Steve Sharp
Interest Age: 13+ years
Reading Age: 5 - 7 years
Book Band: Orange - Turquoise
Gritty books about a private detective who's trying to find a missing girl
321 Go!
Interest Age: 8 - 14 years
Reading Age: 6 - 7 years
Book Band: Purple - Gold
Dramatic second-by-second accounts of wild sports, stunts and missions
Shades
Interest Age: 13 - 18 years
Reading Age: 9 - 10 years
Book Band: Grey
Quick fiction reads covering a variety of genres
Sharper Shades
Interest Age: 13 - 18 years
Reading Age: 8 - 9 years
Book Band: Lime
Even quicker fiction reads covering a variety of genres
Siti’s Sisters
Interest Age: 9 - 14 years
Reading Age: 7 - 8 years
Book Band: Turquoise - Gold
Perfectly-pitched, relatable stories about a group of girls who call themselves 'the Sisters'
Thunderbolts
Interest Age: 8 - 16 years
Reading Age: 4 - 7 years
Book Band: Lilac - Orange
A structured programme of visual books on 'wow factor' topics that give you the facts followed by a short fiction story
Trailblazers
Interest Age: 8 - 14 years
Reading Age: 6 - 8 years
Book Band: Turquoise - Gold
Visual books on 'wow factor' topics that give you the facts followed by a short fiction story
Breakouts
Interest Age: 13 - 16 years
Reading Age: 10 years
Book Band: Lime - Dark Blue
Quick adventure stories
Promises
Interest Age: 13 - 16 years
Reading Age: 6 - 8 years
Book Band: Green - Gold
Quick uplifting, warm and romantic reads
Vampire Dawn
Interest Age: 13 - 18 years
Reading Age: 9 years
Band: Lime
Quick reads offering a fresh take on the teen vampire genre
Toxic
Interest Age: 9 - 12 years
Reading Age: 7 - 11 years
Book Band: Lime - Dark Red
Quick and gripping action stories (that offer subtle progression)
Feely
Interest Age: 7 - 12 years
Reading Age: 8 - 9 years
Book Band: White
The hilarious 'handwritten’ diary entries of loveable (and feisty) Feely Tonks
Neutron Stars Book Bands
Interest Age: 13+ years
Reading Age: 4 - 7 years
Book Band: Pink - Orange
A small structured programme of straight fiction and non-fiction books
The Microwave Shakespeare
Interest Age: 11+ years
Reading Age: 8 - 9 years
Book Band: Brown
Shakespeare’s key plays faithfully retold as pacey narratives
Pick Your Path
Interest Age: 11 - 16
Reading Age: 7 - 8
Book Band: Lime
Fully interactive adventures with a choice to make on every page
Zone 13
Interest Age: 9 - 14 years
Reading Age: 8 - 9 years
Book Band: White
Quick and simple sci-fi, adventure and mystery stories
Reluctant Reader YA
Interest Age: 13 - 18 years
Reading Age: 10 - 11 years
Book Band: Dark Blue - Dark Red
YA fiction with strong plots, easy-to-read prose and slightly shorter extents