Orpington 100 Books
“Reading is a passport to countless adventures’
The Orpington 100 is a list of 100 books (see below) that the staff, students and parents believe will inspire students.
Students taking up the challenge will gain hugely from the experience, whether reading for pure pleasure or to broaden their knowledge and literary horizons. Why not take up the challenge yourself and read some or all of the books too, and then discuss them with your child? The staff at the academy will also be reading the books and discussing them with students.
Do you have spare copies?
The library has copies of all the books listed below but if you have additional copies to donate please ask your child to hand it in at reception. Your book will be a very welcome addition to our library.
We’d also welcome your views on the books we have chosen. If you have any comments or thoughts please send them to info@harrisorpington.org.uk.
The Orpington 100 list
| Book | Author |
| 1984 | George Orwell |
| A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens |
| A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness |
| A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snickett |
| A Vew from the Bridge | Arthur Miller |
| A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle |
| Alice in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll |
| Alex Rider Series | Anthony Horowitz |
| An Inspector Calls | J.B Priestley |
| Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Series | Louise Rennison |
| Animal Farm | George Orwell |
| Artemis Fowl Series | Eoin Colfer |
| Beloved | Toni Morrison |
| Birdsong | Sebastian Faulks |
| Boy in the Striped Pjyamas | John Boyne |
| Boys Don't Cry | Malorie Blackman |
| Boys Don't Knit | T.S.Easton |
| Brilliant World of Tom Gates Series | L Pichon |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl |
| Charlotte's Webb | E.B.White |
| Coram Boy | Jamila Gavin |
| Demon Dentist | David Walliams |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series | Jeff Kinney |
| Divergent Series | Veronica Roth |
| Dork Diaries Series | Rachel Renee Russell |
| Face | Benjamin Zephaniah |
| Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl |
| Flour Babies | Anne Fine |
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley |
| Goodnight Mr Tom | Michelle Magorian |
| Goosebumps Series | R.L.Stine |
| Harry Potter Series | J K Rowling |
| Holes | Louise Sachar |
| Horrible Histories Series | Martin Brown |
| I am David | Anne Holm |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou |
| Jekyll and Hyde | R.L.Stevenson |
| Little Stars | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Lord of the Flies | William Golding |
| Macbeth | William Shakespeare |
| Madame Doubtfire | Anne Fine |
| Maggot Moon | Sally Gardner |
| Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Ransom Riggs |
| Murder Most Unladylike Series | Robin Stevens |
| My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece | Annabel Pitcher |
| Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) Series | Philip Pullman’s |
| Noughts and Crosses Series | Malorie Blackman |
| Of Mice and Men | John Steinbeck |
| Oliver Twist | Charles Dickens |
| One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | Ken Kesey |
| Our Day Out | Willy Russell |
| Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief Series | Rick Riordan |
| Private Peaceful | Michael Morpurgo |
| Ratburger | David Walliams |
| Skellig | David Almond |
| Skullduggery Pleasant Series | Derek Landy |
| Stardust | Neil Gaiman |
| Stone Cold | Robert Swindells |
| Such A Fun Age | Kiley Reid |
| The Book Thief | Marcus Zurak |
| The Borrowers | Mary Norton |
| The Box of Delights | John Masefield |
| The Breadwinner | Deborah Ellis |
| The Bunker Diaries | Kevin Brooks |
| The Catcher In The Rye | J.D.Salinger |
| The Colour Purple | Alice Walker |
| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime | Mark Haddon |
| The Darkness is Rising | Susan Cooper |
| The Day Dreamer | Ian McEwan |
| The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank |
| The Fault in our Stars | John Green |
| The Girl of Ink and Stars | Kiran Millwood Hargrave |
| The Giver | Lois Lowry |
| The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman |
| The Great Gatsby | J.Scott. Fitzgerald |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood |
| The Hate you Give | Thomas, Angie |
| The Hobbit | J.K.Tolkein |
| The Hunger Games Series | Suzanne Collins |
| The Life of Pi | Yann Martel |
| The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S.Lewis |
| The Maze Runner Series | James Dashner |
| The Outsiders | S.E. Hinton |
| The Portrait of Dorian Gray | Oscar Wilde |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Series | Sue Townsend |
| The Secret Garden | Frances Burnett |
| The Tattooist Of Auschwitz | Heather Morris |
| The Twits | Roald Dahl |
| The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | Joan Aiken |
| The Woman in Black | Susan Hill |
| Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| Tracy Beaker | Jacqueline Wilson |
| Trash | Andy Mulligan |
| Two Weeks with the Queen | Morris Gleitzman |
| Unbearable | Paul Jennings |
| War Horse | Michael Morpurgo |
| Welcome to Nowhere | Elizabeth Laird |
| Where The World Ends | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Wonder | R.J. Palacio |
