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The Corona Collection – A Conversation

Cheryl Moskowitz

Cheryl Moskowitz's unique poetry collection documents the thoughts and feelings of children about the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020.

Communication, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Personal Stories, Poetry, School/ Learning

AGES: All-Ages

Out of Bounds

Beverley Naidoo

A collection of short stories – four previously published and three new – linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the period from 1950 to 2000 and reflect the lives of a range of […]

Fiction, Personal Stories, Prejudice

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Clouds Cannot Cover Us

Jay Hulme

The poems have been carefully selected to chart the poet, Hulme’s journey from growing up in a working-class family in Leicestershire to his feelings and thoughts about school life and his experience as a transgender teenager. As Hulme says himself: “When it was decided that this collection would be for teenagers I was left with […]

Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, LGBT/ Gender, Personal Stories, Poetry, Prejudice

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Children Who Changed the World: Incredible True Stories About Children’s Rights!

Marcia Williams

From the heroes familiar to everyone, such as Malala Yousafzai, to the amazing activists you might not have heard of, like Baruani Ndume, the teenager who gave a voice to fellow refugee children in Tanzania, discover the incredible true stories of child activists. An inspirational and moving book from beloved author-illustrator Marcia Williams, providing […]

Anthology, Biography, Faith/ Culture, Justice, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Non-fiction, Personal Stories, Social Activism, Values/ Virtues

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Why Comics

Asia Alfasi

Why Comics? are the educational arm of Positive Negatives, an innovative organisation producing comics about current events and issues around the world, bringing together talented graphic artists and real-life testimony. Each comic is linked to resources you can use in the classroom, and can be a rich addition to your literacy, humanities or SMSC curriculum.

Empathy, Graphic Novel/ Comic, Identity, LGBT/ Gender, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Non-fiction, Personal Stories

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls

Michaela Morgan

Written by Liz Brownlee, Jan Dean, Michaela Morgan; this feisty collection of brand-new poems is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls throughout history. It includes poems about Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks, Margaret Hamilton, Ada Lovelace, Helen Keller, Mary Shelley, Edith Cavell and many more.

Historical, Multicultural/international, Personal Stories, Poetry

AGES: 7-10

Abdi’s Day

Karin Littlewood

A trip to the seaside

Adventure, Empathy, Fiction, Migration/ Refugees, Personal Stories

AGES: 3-7

Alpha

Barroux & Bessora & Sarah Ardizzone

An incredible story of journeys and survival.

Empathy, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Personal Stories, Picture Books, War

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 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+

Free? Stories Celebrating Human Rights

Jamila Gavin

Walker Books and Amnesty International have joined together to create a short-story collection for young adults, celebrating what it means to be free.

Empathy, Fiction, LGBT/ Gender, Migration/ Refugees, Multicultural/international, Personal Stories

AGES: 10-12