Free Book Club Questions and Readers’ Notes

Guide meaningful thoughts and discussions with our sets of book club questions and readers’ notes.

Primary Reluctant Reader Groups

Gnabry, by Harry Coninx

At the age of ten, Serge Gnabry’s route to superstardom looked clear. But after struggling to break into first teams, potentially career-ending injuries and an infamously disastrous loan spell, Serge had to fight for his place at the top of football…

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Secondary Reluctant Reader Groups

Mainstream YA Groups

Connor’s Brain, by Malcolm Rose

A virus has stripped Connor of his memory, language and a sense of time. The ‘new’ Connor can’t remember the ‘old’ Connor, but there are bad people who can. People who want to keep him quiet…

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Dead Ed in my Head, by Barbara Catchpole

Tod’s mate, ex-rocker Ed, has just died in a nursing home. Now? He’s living on in Tod’s head. Could this be what helps these two generations come to terms with life?

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Scarred Lions, by Fanie Viljoen

Buyisiwe is forced to move from London to Africa, to live with the father he has never met. It’s not at all what he expected, and a scarred lion is on the prowl…

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Taken, by Rosemary Hayes

Four years ago, Kelly’s dad disappeared, apparently having taken his own life. Then one day, Kelly thinks she sees him again…

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The Stone Balancer, by John Townsend

There’s no body and no evidence, but fourteen-year-old stone balancer Fin is convinced he has witnessed a murder…

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A Brightness out of the Blue, by Jill Atkins

Life hasn’t turned out the way Ella expected, but a small kindness leads to magical changes in this modern-day fairytale with a twist…

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