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The Wolf Road

Richard Lambert

A tale of loss that is also a gripping thriller, a realistic study of grief that skirts the margins of fantasy, it walks wolf-like between worlds and genres. Richard Lambert writes with a poet’s eye; he has created something magical here. The storytelling is as bold, sinewy and uncompromising as the beast that shadows Lucas […]

Adventure, Bullying, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fear, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Mental Health and Wellbeing

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

The Night Bus Hero

Onjali Q. Rauf

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class , comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart. ‘The boy’s an absolute menace.’ ‘He’s a bully. A lost cause!’ ‘Why can’t he be more like his sister?’ I’ve been getting into trouble for as long […]

Bullying, Emotion/ Feelings, Fiction, Friendship, Personal/social issues, School/ Learning

AGES: 7-10

Baby Blue Has the Blues

Kay Al-Ghani

This colorfully illustrated book tells the story of a baby Blue Whale, who longs to be included among the other creatures of the ocean, but is shunned because he is ‘different.’ The fish make fun of his size and won’t let him join in their games. However, when danger lurks in the form of a […]

Animals, Bullying, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Friendship, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

A Little Bit Different

Claire Alexander

A Little Bit Different is a light and fun story depicting the journey from ignorance to acceptance and celebration. Meet the ploofers. The ploofers have been practicing something special which they all want to do at the exact same time – but wait! What’s that? One of them does something different! When one little ploofer […]

Bullying, Empathy, Fiction, Friendship, Identity, LGBT/ Gender, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Iced Out

C K Smouha & Isabella Bunnell

Wilfred Walrus and Neville Narwhal are the only kids in Miss Blubber’s class who are not seals. Life is tough being the odd ones out – lunchtimes and football matches and school photos all present challenges to the two outliers. And they don’t even like each other very much! When Betty Beluga joins the class, […]

Bullying, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Identity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Feather Boy

Nicky Singer

Robert Nobel, the school pariah, triumphs over his own fears and the school bully, in this extraordinary tale of self-empowerment, legend and death. Robert is a boy who can do anything – or so old Edith Sorrel at the nursing home tells him. Robert doesn’t think so, knowing as he does that he is the […]

Adventure, Bullying, Fear, Fiction, Friendship, Power

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Rose, Interrupted

Patrice Lawrence

Being a teenager is hard enough, but it’s even harder in a world you’ve never known … Eighteen months ago, 17-year-old Rose and 13-year-old Rudder escaped a strict religious sect with their mum. They are still trying to make sense of the world outside – no more rules about clothes and books, films and […]

Bullying, Faith/ Culture, Family, Fiction, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

The Harder they Fall

Bali Rai

Cal wants to help new boy Jacob, but Jacob doesn’t want anyone’s help. Most of all, he doesn’t want anyone to know that his whole family needs help – and they’re getting it from the local food bank. But Cal and his mum are volunteers there, and so Jacob’s secret is out. Cal wouldn’t dream […]

Bullying, Family, Fiction

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Rook

Anthony McGowan

When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about – a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong.

Adventure, Animals, Bullying, Fiction, Friendship

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

A Kid in My Class

Chris Riddell & Rachel Rooney

He’s not scared of nothing. Nobody. Never. Nah. Which means that he is. Tough kid. Not tough enough. I know – I once met his dad. They’re all here… every kid in the class. The pushy one, the shy one. The whizz kid and the daydreamer. The kid who runs in his wheelchair. The […]

Bullying, Empathy, Friendship, Funny, Picture Books, Poetry, School/ Learning

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Franklin’s Flying Bookshop

Katie Harnett

Franklin the dragon loves stories and loves reading stories to people too, but everyone is too scared to even look at him. One day he meets a girl named Luna who, far from being scared, is fascinated to meet Franklin, having recently read all about dragons in one of her books. They instantly become friends […]

Animals, Bullying, Magic, Picture Books, School/ Learning, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

Mold and the Poison Plot

Lorraine Gregory

He's got a big heart ...and a nose to match!

Adventure, Bullying, Fantasy, Funny, Monsters

AGES: 7-10

Blue Penguin

Petr Horacek

A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.

Animals, Bullying, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7

The Song From Somewhere Else

A. F. Harrold

A poignant, darkly comic and deeply moving story about the power of the extraordinary, and finding friendship where you least expect it.

Bullying, Empathy, Fantasy, Friendship

AGES: 7-10

Hidden

Miriam Halahmy

The complex issues of immigration and human-rights laws, through the eyes of a 14 year old girl Alix.

Bullying, Fiction, Friendship, Migration/ Refugees, Prejudice, School/ Learning, Values/ Virtues

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

This Book Is Gay

Juno Dawson

The ultimate guide to identity, sex, friendship and love for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, curious, straight and just plain nosy people.

Bullying, Identity, LGBT/ Gender, Non-fiction, Personal Stories

AGES: 14+

Brock

Anthony McGowan

Life’s not easy for Nicky. His mum’s gone, his dad’s on bail, and his brother Kenny needs looking after like a little kid.

Animals, Bullying, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Beegu

Alexis Deacon

Beegu is not supposed to be on Earth. She is lost.

Bullying, Empathy, Fantasy, Fiction, Migration/ Refugees, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Witch Child

Celia Rees

When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink.

Adventure, Bullying, Historical, Historical Fiction, Magic, Multicultural/international

AGES: 10-12

Barry Loser – I Am Not a Loser

Jim Smith

I’ve never minded that my name’s Barry Loser, but ever since Darren Darrenofski joined school he’s been completely ruining my life about it.

Bullying, Fiction, Friendship, Funny, School/ Learning

AGES: 7-10

Enormouse

Angie Morgan

?Enormouse is bigger than all the other mice in the mousehole – and he looks different too.

Adventure, Animals, Bullying, Picture Books, Self-discovery

AGES: 3-7