Together We Win Daniel Ido & Marcus Sedgwick A mysterious narrator witnesses three change-making moments of rebellion and revolution – and one of them is now. Writer Marcus Sedgwick’s short story uses the past to illustrate how humanity is once again at a pivotal moment in time. Is now the time for a revolution? And what part will youplay in making change? Features […] Adventure, Fiction, Historical, Politics/human rights, Power AGES: 10-12 Noor Inayat Khan – My Story Sufiya Ahmed My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan is the thrilling story of British-Indian World War Two heroine, Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan. It’s 1940 and hundreds of families are being forced to flee Nazi-occupied France. Noor refuses to stand by while Nazi forces invade her home and terrorise her people, so she travels to England and signs up to […] Adventure, Fiction, Historical, Mystery/murder, Politics/human rights, War AGES: 10-12 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 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 Jupiter Williams Steve I. Martin London 1800. Jupiter is young, black, living at the African Academy in Clapham with other boys from wealthy Sierra Leonean families. His life is a mixture of privilege and dispossession as he copes with the cruelty of his teachers, the rivalries and tensions among his schoolmates, a sense of duty towards his younger brother Robert […] Adventure, Emotion/ Feelings, Faith/ Culture, Family, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Historical, Historical Fiction, Identity, Inspirational, Multicultural/international, Personal Stories, Politics/human rights, Racism, Violence AGES: 10-12 AGES: 7-10 Bone Talk Samkad dreams of becoming a mighty headhunter like his father, carrying his own weapons and etching tattoos across his chest to proclaim his greatness as a warrior. His best friend is a girl his age, Little Luki and Little Luki wants to become a mighty warrior too … except in their culture, girls don’t grow […] Adventure, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Grief/Loss, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Personal/social issues, Politics/human rights, Warriors AGES: 10-12 Girls for the Vote Linda Newbery When thirteen-year-old Polly befriends two suffragettes in the top floor flat at 6 Chelsea Walk, she finds herself questioning the views of those around her. The Votes for Women campaign strikes a chord with Polly and she becomes determined to join the suffragettes’ protest march, even if it means clashing with her family… Family, Feminism, Fiction, Historical, Politics/human rights, Women's rights AGES: 10-12 Killing Honour Bali Rai A powerful, hard-hitting teen thriller on the controversial topic of honour killing by multi-award-winning author Bali Rai. The Lovely Bones meets East is East. Crime/ Thriller, Fiction, Mystery/murder, Personal/social issues, Politics/human rights, Religion AGES: 12-14 AGES: 14+ I Have a Right to be a Child Sarah Ardizzone I am a child... But do I have rights? Family, Fiction, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Personal/social issues, Picture Books, Politics/human rights, War AGES: 3-7 AGES: All-Ages
