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+ Boy, Everywhere A. M. Dassu 13 year old Sami has a good life in Damascus, playing football and computer games with his friends, nagging his parents for new trainers and trying to get time on the iPad. Although he knows there is war in the rest of the country, he never seriously imagines it will reach Damascus. It’s a normal […] Family, Fear, Fiction, Personal/social issues, Politics/human rights, Travel, War AGES: 10-12 AGES: 12-14 Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Virus? Maya Oakley What is a virus? What happens inside your body when you get sick? Why can’t we see our friends and family right now? During this global pandemic this little book is a tool to help children and parents talk about tricky subjects and understand what our wonderful immune systems are doing to protect us and […] Communication, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fear, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Illness / Hospitals, Learning, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Non-fiction, Personal/social issues, Picture Books, Survival AGES: All-Ages Diver’s Daughter: A Tudor Story Patrice Lawrence Eve Cartright is a young black girl growing up with her mum in London in the late 16th century. Life is tough, Eve is almost always hungry, and they always seem to be just one step away from gruesome poverty, despite her hard-working mum’s best efforts. When Eve nearly drowns and her mum’s expert diving to […] Adventure, Family, Fear, Fiction, Friendship, Historical Fiction, Migration/ Refugees, Politics/human rights AGES: 10-12 Anna and Otis Maisie Paradise Shearring Anna and Otis the snake are great friends and they love having fun together. But Otis knows people are scared of snakes, so he usually just plays at home or in the garden. He is nervous when Anna suggests a new adventure. At first people are afraid, and Otis feels he isn’t welcome in […] Adventure, Emotion/ Feelings, Fear, Fiction, Friendship, Funny, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Identity, Picture Books AGES: 3-7 Steve, Terror of the Seas Megan Brewis The almost true story of Steve, the very scary fish. Steve is not very big. His teeth aren’t very sharp. And though he’s no angelfish, there are far scarier creatures in the sea. So why is everyone so frightened of Steve? With a brilliant new voice and distinctive art style, Megan Brewis is definitely ‘one […] Adventure, Animals, Fear, Fiction, Picture Books AGES: 3-7 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 Hot Like Fire Valerie Bloom When de July sun hot like fire, Den I have jus' one desire, To run down to de shop an' buy a Kisko pop. Fear, Grief/Loss, Personal/social issues, Poetry, School/ Learning AGES: 3-7 Tales of Terror From the Black Ship Not for the faint-hearted, Tales of Terror from the Black Ship is a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations. With a brand new story and an exciting commercial jacket treatment Fear, Spooky/Scary AGES: 10-12 Boy in the Tower Polly Ho-Yen It all began on the day the rain stopped falling. First, the buildings fell. Then the people on the streets. No one could explain why. Until they found the Bluchers. Adventure, City, Family, Fear, Magic, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Science Fiction, Spooky/Scary, Surreal AGES: 10-12 AGES: 12-14 AGES: 7-10
