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Second Best Friend

Non Pratt

Jade and Becky have always been best friends; inseparable and often indistinguishable. They’re not quite chalk and cheese, but are quite different: Jade is outgoing, swinging from one crush to another, and likes a good party. Becky’s quieter, not interested in relationships, and prefers to stay in. Jade’s never really noticed the differences before, but […]

Friendship, Love, Romantic, School/ Learning

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Cheeky Monkey

Zehra Hicks

Monkey wants to play! But Monkey’s games are a little too energetic for the other animals. A funny, playful story about learning how to make friends, from the author of the hilarious Pug Hug! Cheeky Monkey is ready to play! But Zebra is happy painting quietly, Giraffe is about to tuck in to lunch, and […]

Animals, Fiction, Love, Picture Books, Romantic

AGES: 3-7

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 […]

Family, Fiction, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Personal/social issues, Romantic

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Indigo Donut

Patrice Lawrence

Seventeen-year-old Indigo has had a tough start in life, having grown up in the care system after her dad killed her mum. Bailey, also seventeen, lives with his parents in Hackney and spends all his time playing guitar or tending to his luscious ginger afro. When Indigo and Bailey meet at sixth form, serious sparks […]

Adventure, Crime/ Thriller, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Love, Personal/social issues, Romantic

AGES: 14+

Breakdown

Sarah Mussi

It is 2084. Nuclear radiation has poisoned the country. Society has fallen apart. Starvation is rampant, and power shortages have resulted in piles of obsolete gadgetry. Necessity has driven those who’ve survived to complete self-reliance, if they have the means to do so. For Melissa and her Nan, survival is just about possible, so long […]

Adventure, Crime/ Thriller, Dystopian Fiction, Environment/Climate Change, Government, law and crime, Romantic, Science Fiction, Survival

AGES: 14+

Secrets of the Henna Girl

Sufiya Ahmed

Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good . . . Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results . . . and dreaming of the day she’ll meet her one true love. Except her parents have other plans. In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba’s world is […]

Family, Fiction, Romantic

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Vango: Between Sky and Earth

Sarah Ardizzone & Timothée de Fombelle

In the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party, a young man on the cusp of taking priestly vows, despite his interest in Ethel, Vango is suddenly made a fugitive. Fleeing the accusations of police who blame him for a murder, as well as more sinister forces with darker intentions, Vango attempts to trace the […]

Adventure, Fiction, Historical, Mystery/murder, Romantic, War

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Behind Closed Doors

Miriam Halahmy

Fifteen year olds Tasha and Josie are near-neighbours. But when their families let them down, they find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for survival. Josie s mum is saving the planet by collecting most of it, but her house is no longer safe for her own daughter. Tasha has all the clothes and kit […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Romantic, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Here be Witches

Sarah Mussi

All Ellie Morgan wants is to be with her one true love, Henry. But she’s caught in the middle of a BATTLE as old as SNOWDON itself. A battle between GOOD and EVIL. A WITCHES’ SPELL, cast high on the mountain, has sped up time and made matters MUCH WORSE. The dragons are awake; mythical […]

Adventure, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Friendship, Magic, Romantic

AGES: 12-14

Orange Boy

Patrice Lawrence

Quiet, unassuming Marlon can’t believe it when the hottest girl in school picks him as her date to the fair. It’s too good to be true. But when a mysterious tragedy strikes, Marlon is determined to reveal the chain that links him to the criminal underworld. He starts getting the wrong sort of attention, as […]

City, Crime/ Thriller, Mystery/murder, Romantic

AGES: 12-14

Truth or Dare

Non Pratt

How far is too far when it comes to the people you love? Claire Casey hates being the centre of attention. But if it means getting Sef Malik to notice her, it’s a risk she’s happy to take. Sef is prepared to do anything to help his recently disabled brother. But this means putting Claire’s […]

Family, Fiction, Romantic

AGES: 14+

The Legend of Robin Hood

Michaela Morgan

The Legend of Robin Hood describes how Robin Hood became an outlaw, formed his band of Merry Men and met Maid Marion.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Romantic

AGES: 10-12

Web of Darkness

Bali Rai

When the incredibly attractive Benedict befriends Lily online, she is thrilled. He is so much more mature than boys her age and he seems to know exactly how she’s feeling. She finds herself opening up to him, telling him things she wouldn’t tell anybody else. And she needs someone to confide in more than […]

Crime/ Thriller, Fiction, Romantic, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Riot

Sarah Mussi

England is struggling under a recession that has shown no sign of abating. Years of cuts have devastated Britain: banks are going under, businesses closing, prices soaring, unemployment rising, prisons overflowing. The authorities cannot cope. And the population has maxed out. The police are snowed under. Something has to give. Drastic measures need taking. The […]

Crime/ Thriller, Mystery/murder, Romantic

AGES: 14+

Ash Mistry and the City of Death

Sarwat Chadda

Ash Mistry is leading a pretty complicated life. There’s school, his unrequited crush on girl-next-door Gemma… and then there’s the fact that he’s the reincarnation of the great Indian hero Ashoka, not to mention the small detail that he died last year, and came back as an agent of the goddess of death. So when […]

Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Monsters, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Romantic, Spooky/Scary

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Mabrook!

Na'ima B. Robert

Lyrical description of Muslim wedding ceremonies across the world, including Pakistan, Morocco, Somalia and UK. This colourful and exotic picture book shows the different ways Muslims in different countries celebrate the sacred ceremony, while also describing the vows and promises common to all Muslim marriages.

Faith/ Culture, Family, Multicultural/international, Non-fiction, Poetry, Prejudice, Romantic

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

City of Ghosts

Bali Rai

An epic tale of love, war and rebellion. Can the ghosts of the past change the future of the citizens of Amritsar . . . ?

Friendship, Historical, Historical Fiction, Multicultural/international, Romantic, War

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

All of the Above

Juno Dawson

Best friend? Boyfriend? Soulmate? Or...

Fiction, Funny, Romantic, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

The King of Capri

Jane Ray

A greedy king wakes up one morning and everything he owns has gone

Fairy tales and folk tales, Picture Books, Romantic

AGES: 3-7

Pride and Prejudice

The Bennet sisters must navigate the minefield that is high society and try to secure the future of their family through a suitable husband.

AGES: 12-14

Voyage to the Volcano

Tom Banks

Captain Anstruther and his motley crew of sky-pirates are back for more adventures!

Adventure, Fantasy, Pirates, Romantic

AGES: 7-10

Graphic

Cathy Brett

Joe loves Art. It's his favourite subject and he draws constantly (even when he shouldn't!). But Joe also loves Art because of Honey Jackson, the prettiest girl in the year.

Creating art/ Imagination, Fiction, Friendship, Romantic

AGES: 10-12

Tillys Promise

Linda Newbery

When war breaks out, Tilly Peacock and her sweetheart Harry are keen to do their bit - Tilly as a nurse and Harry as a soldier in France.

Chiltern Open Air Museum, Fiction, Illness / Hospitals, Romantic, War, Women and feminism, World Wars 1&2

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14