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Posted on November 11th 2018
Rainham 100: Bringing Language to Life
As part of our academy initiative entitled ‘bringing language to life’, we have decided to purchase a reading book for every student in years 7, 8 and 9. This will be used and discussed in their English lessons and in other aspects of academy life, such as learning guidance. We will expect students to bring this with them every day to the academy as part of the their everyday equipment.
Learning guides at Harris Academy Rainham will be advertising the choice of books available to your son or daughter and take their preferred option of book they wish to be given. Download a list of the books from which students can choose.
We believe this a lovely way for students to interact with some texts and begin or continue their journey through our ‘Rainham 100’ - a set list of 100 books that we encourage students to read during their time with us at the academy (see list below). There are also some lovely prizes and awards to be won which are advertised at the bottom of the page.
As an academy, we have noticed a huge correlation between GCSE performance and the amount of time students spend reading. It is very simple in that those who read more perform better in their GCSEs.
If there are any queries regarding any of the information above, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours sincerely,
Ms H Cohen, English Lead Practitioner and Literacy Lead
Mr T Street, Vice Principal
The Harris Academy Rainham 100
The Rainham Hundred is a selection of 100 books aimed at providing a wider explorations in reading. As you read and finish the books, test your knowledge by taking quizzes (where available) or produce book reviews for display. Speak to the librarian for more information. Prizes and points on offer (see bottom of page). Good luck!
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Book Title |
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Book Review completed |
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A Bend in the River by VS Naipaul |
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
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3 |
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness |
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A thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini |
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Along came a spider by James Patterson |
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Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt |
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7 |
An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley |
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8 |
Any Human Heart by William Boyd |
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Atonement by Ian McEwan |
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10 |
Beloved by Toni Morrison |
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Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys |
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Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks |
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson |
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Catch-22 by Joseph Heller |
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15 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl |
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Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White |
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17 |
Childhood Interrupted by Kathleen O’Malley |
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18 |
Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence |
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Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah |
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20 |
Coraline by Neil Gaiman |
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21 |
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler |
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22 |
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl |
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23 |
Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
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24 |
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte |
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25 |
Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo |
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26 |
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo |
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27 |
Life of Pi by Yann Martel |
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28 |
Lily Alone by Jacqueline Wilson |
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29 |
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
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30 |
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur |
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31 |
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes |
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32 |
My Left Foot by Christy Brown |
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33 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
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34 |
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman |
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35 |
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck |
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36 |
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
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37 |
Once by Morris Gleitzman |
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38 |
One Day by David Nicholls |
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39 |
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez |
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40 |
Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson |
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Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman |
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42 |
Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman |
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43 |
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
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44 |
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier |
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45 |
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah |
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46 |
Roots by Alex Haley |
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Salt of the Sea by Ruta Sepetys |
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48 |
Scoop by Irene Neirovsky |
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49 |
Skellig by David Almond |
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50 |
Stone Cold by Robert Swindells |
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51 |
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome |
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52 |
Teacher’s Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah |
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53 |
Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah |
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54 |
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy |
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55 |
The 39 Steps by John Buchan |
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56 |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain |
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57 |
The Alchemist by Paul Coelho |
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58 |
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak |
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The Borrowers by Mary Norton |
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjames by John Boyne |
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The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis |
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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger |
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker |
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The Curious incident of the dog in the night time by Mark Hadden |
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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank |
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66 |
The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird |
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67 |
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman |
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68 |
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing |
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69 |
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald |
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70 |
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood |
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71 |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
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72 |
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien |
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73 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle |
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74 |
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins |
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75 |
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick |
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76 |
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini |
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77 |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis |
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78 |
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd |
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79 |
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien |
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80 |
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
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81 |
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco |
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82 |
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah |
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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory |
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84 |
The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky |
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85 |
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark |
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86 |
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson |
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The Twits by Roald Dahl |
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88 |
These is my words by Nancy Turner |
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89 |
To kill a Mockingbird |
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90 |
Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce |
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Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson |
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92 |
Utterly me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child |
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War Horse by Michael Morpurgo |
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Watership Down by Richard Adams |
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Where I Belong by Gillian Cross |
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Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean |
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97 |
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame |
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98 |
Woman in Black by Susan Hill |
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99 |
Wonder by RJ Palacio |
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100 |
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte |
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Reading Achievement Awards
As you hit the thresholds below from the reading list above, please visit the library to claim your reward!
- 10 Books Read – Gift of book chosen from Rainham 100 List
- 20 Books – Certificate, Gift of book chosen from Rainham 100 List and raffle ticket to win an IPad
- 30 Books - £20 Lakeside Voucher and 2 extra raffle tickets for the IPad draw
- 40 Books – Gift of 2 books chosen from Rainham 100 list plus £25 Lakeside Voucher
- 50 Books – Book bundle of your choice and certificate
- 75 Books - £50 Lakeside Voucher plus certificate
Tier 2 words
Tier 2 words are academic words that are general enough to be used across all domains, yet are not part of students’ everyday social language.
Analyze… Conceal… Concentrate… Require… Inevitable. Words like these are found in all sorts of academic writings, from content-area texts to articles and biographies to fictional stories and poems.
Yet because they are not featured heavily in everyday conversations, they require a heavy dose of instruction in school. One tier 2 word is displayed every lesson and we actively discuss what these are and how to apply them.
