Novah has too much responsibility for a fourteen-year-old. She wouldn’t mind it so much if she were the eldest child, but she has two older siblings! Then the night of one of Ariana’s soccer games, their parents don’t make it back home. A car accident [...]
May 22, 2023
An empowering story about not letting disability (or life’s challenges) get you down, dictate your life, or deny you happiness. Ven has her future all planned out. Her dance group is going places and so is she . . . Then she collapses. On stage. In [...]
May 21, 2023
Leah Williamson, captain of the England women’s football team, inspires young readers to believe in themselves and demonstrates that you can be a leader at any age with the right mindset.
May 15, 2023
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fiercest of them all? Freya’s quiet life is turned upside down by Bella, the glamorous former supermodel who’s about to marry Freya’s dad. But how does Bella look so impossibly perfect, and could she be using Freya’s family [...]
May 14, 2023
Away With Words is an uplifting and inspiring story about an eleven-year-old girl called Gala who moves from Spain to Scotland because her dad’s partner lives in Fortrose. Gala starts a new school, lives in a new house and must learn a new and [...]
May 12, 2023
A dark, twisty YA thriller by Gina Blaxhill about obsession, stalking and toxic love that will keep you guessing to the very end . . . Someone is obsessed with Mia Hawkins. She’s felt their gaze on the back of her neck. She’s heard their [...]
May 11, 2023
Growing up, Astrid’s big sister Cecilie was her whole world but when Cecilie’s anxiety threatens to swallow her whole, their dynamic shifts. Now Astrid must be the big sister and put her own life on hold to be by Cecilie’s side. With Astrid’s days becoming increasingly [...]
May 5, 2023
Every Word A Lie, by Sue Wallman, is a gripping murder mystery in which two friends, Amy and Stan, are pranked by their friend Hollie. Together, they plot the perfect revenge; catfishing Hollie pretending to be her crush. But their prank has unexpected consequences [...]
A young woman struggles to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celebrated mapmaker, 12-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her [...]
April 13, 2023
When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn’t it be depressing, to be around kids [...]
Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the local supermarket, Nyla wonders if Grandma is simply “time travelling” again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But Grandma [...]
April 1, 2023
Set in 1860, this is the story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the intelligent, multilingual Yoruba princess from West Africa who became the protégé of the British Queen Victoria. On the evening of her seventeenth birthday, she is told that her old name, her real name [...]
This is the first book is a new horror series for teen readers. Scroll down to read Ali’s review about how it got his blood pumping! Sel Archer lives in a normal town with normal residents, except for one night a month . . . [...]
March 31, 2023
This book is an inspiring graphic memoir from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and Major League Baseball (MLB) as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead [...]
March 29, 2023
Ellie Pillai is Brown and also back. Readers encounter Ellie in her GSCE year ‘almost in love’ but not quite!
Introducing a new fantasy story about a grieving girl from a new writer – Kiyash Monsef – published by Simon & Schuster. Once was, once wasn’t . . . So began the stories Marjan’s father told her as a little girl – tales of mythical beasts [...]
March 28, 2023
When 16-year-old Eliza Lin’s personal essay about meeting the love of her life goes viral, she gets everything she’s ever wanted but Eliza made the whole essay up! In fact, Eliza’s never even been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is [...]
March 13, 2023
This is a heart-wrenching exploration of a younger sister’s grief for her older sister. To the world, Lizzie Beck is a superstar: famous, talented and beloved. To Emmy, she is simply Beth: her brilliant older sister, her idol. Without Beth Emmy is lost. Amidst the media storm [...]
March 12, 2023
This is a shocking YA thriller about two very different sisters whose already fragile bond is tested to the limit when one girl’s boyfriend goes missing and her sister becomes the primary suspect…
A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from bestselling author Marcus Sedgwick, set in Yorkshire amid a backdrop of family discord and growing social discontent. James hears strange laughter echoing around the walls of an old farmhouse. The ghost of a [...]
March 5, 2023
