Holes by Louis Sachar
The Twelfth Day of July by Joan Lingard
How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Which Witch/The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
The Scarecrows by Robert Westall
The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall
Forever by Judy Blume
The Alanna Chronicles by Tamora Pierce
Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Margorian
Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo
Your local bookshop will also have plenty of good suggestions - don't just read the latest bestseller; get some advice!