Book recommendations for Christmas - Key Stage 3

Nevermoor and the Morrigan Crow Series by Jessica Townsend

 For fans of Harry Potter.  Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.  There she is invited to join the Wundrous Society.

Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using her exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...

Black Hole Cinema Club by Christopher Edge

 When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema - nicknamed 'The Black Hole' - they're excited about the movie marathon ahead.

Non-stop action, blockbuster special effects and all the snacks they can eat. But as the lights go down, Lucas, Ash, Maya, Caitlin and Finn watch in disbelief as a jet-black tidal wave comes crashing out of the cinema screen and the five friends find themselves swept into an epic adventure. 

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.

It's the day he learned about the Archipelago--a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years, until now. And it's the day he met Mal--a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help.​