Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Collins
Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters and, in true fairytale tradition, believes that she will be the least successful in life. After being turned into an old woman by the Witch of the Waste, Sophie encounters Wizard Howl, who has a dangerous reputation. However, in the worlds Diana Wynne Jones creates, nothing is quite what it seems. Made into a film by Japanese master of animation Hayao Miyazaki. (Literature core collection)

I Know What You Did Last Wednesday by Anthony Horowitz
Walker
A suspenseful short novel peppered with plenty of humour as well as dead bodies, which is narrated by Nick Diamond whose clueless older brother Tim is a private detective. They travel to Crocodile Island, to attend a school reunion, and soon Tim’s former classmates are dropping like flies, in true Agatha Christie style. (Learning to read core collection)