11+ Book Club Library

Welcome to the 11+ Book Club Library!

Explore all the books featured in our 11+ Book Club. Browse our collection of featured texts by genre, title, or author. Select a book to unlock glossaries, activities and resources designed to help develop your vocabulary.

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How I Saved the World in a Week by Polly Ho-Yen

Book Title: How I Saved the World in a Week

Author: Polly Ho-Yen

Illustrator: George Ermos

Blurb: Billy has only ever known one thing - The Rules of Survival. He can make a fire, build a shelter and forage for food with his eyes closed. What he doesn’t know is why his mum insists he learns skills that he’ll never need to use. But when a mysterious virus breaks out that turns people grey, the world changes forever. As Billy flees the city in search of safety, all his skills are put to the test and this time the consequences are real.

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Book Title: The Secret Garden

Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett

Blurb: Mary Lennox, a sickly ten year old girl, adrift in the world after both her mother and father die is sent to Yorkshire to live with an uncle whom she has never met, at his isolated house, Misselthwaite Manor. Initially Mary is seen as a rude, aggressive and selfish child. She dislikes her new home and the people living in it. But now the scene is set for her transformation and the introduction of the author’s engaging theme of rejuvenation and renewal. In exploring the grounds Mary finds the key to the locked garden which is neglected and overrun with weeds. She sets her mind to bringing it back to life. In doing so, Mary finds a purpose and an excitement in her lonely existence. However, apart from the garden, there are other secrets to be revealed at Misselthwaite Manor such as the strange cries in the night and the identity of Colin, a disabled boy, whom she discovers in the hidden bedroom.

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Tyger by S F Said

Book Title: Tyger

Author: S F Said

Illustrator: Dave McKean 

Blurb: Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help. Can they learn to use their powers before it’s too late? 

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