This is a suggested reading list for 1st and 2nd year students in Colaiste De Lacy
- There’s a boy in the Girl’s Bathroom – Louis Sachar
- Holes – Louis Sachar
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne
- Watership Down – Richars Adams
- The Hunger Games series – Suzanne Collins
- Stormbreaker – Anthony Horowitz
- Goodnight Mister Tom – Michele Magorian
- War horse - Michael Morpurgo
- Divergent series – Veronica Roth
- Percy Jackson series – Rick Riordan
- The Hobbit – J. R.R Tolkein
- The Lord of The Rings – J.R.R Tolkein
- Harry Potter series – J.K Rowling
- The Dare – John Boyne
- Wilderness – Roddy Doyle
- The Skulduggery Pleasant series – Derek Landy
- City of Bones – Cassandra Clare
- Maze Runner – James Dashner
- Kite Riders – Geraldine McCaughrean
- The Hunt- Andrew Fukuda
- Hacker – Malorie Blackman
- Forever – Judy Blume
- Vampire Academy series
- The Heroes of Olympus series – Rick Riordan
- Gone series – Michael Grant
