From award-winning writer Alex Wheatle comes a contemporary story for teenagers that has been created especially for dyslexic and reluctant readers. It is published by Barrington Stoke. The Humiliations of Welton Blake is about a boy named Welton who has just asked out Carmella Mcenzie- [...]
December 12, 2020
This is a YA thriller with a twist of the supernatural from super-talented writer Lauren James. It is published in the UK by Walker Books. What if death is only the beginning? When Harriet Stoker dies falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she [...]
November 17, 2020
This highly illustrated and original school-based comedy adventure for readers aged 8-11 years is the creation of Jack Noel and published by Walker Books. Shy girl Tom Ginger is the world’s most unlikeliest hero – until she discovers that her new braces have the power [...]
September 3, 2020
Set on a Northern housing estate Danielle Jawando’s debut YA novel is an emotional story about a gifted 17-year-old boy called Al, who tragically takes his own life, leaving his family and friends to cope with the traumatic aftermath of this shocking and totally unexpected [...]
August 20, 2020
This is an evocative short story in the Country Tales series about children growing up in the countryside. Maxy is upset when her parents’ farm is left without animals after a health scare, but she keeps their memory alive looking after her own ‘pretend cows’. When her [...]
August 10, 2020
This is an artful and compassionate YA novel by Non Pratt about secrets, friendship and lies, published by Walker Books. When Sophie receives a parcel from her best-friend, Freya, she expects it to contain an explanation as to why she left town so suddenly and [...]
August 8, 2020
Rise of the Shadow Dragons is the exciting sequel to Dragon Daughter and an ideal choice for readers aged 9-12 who love magical adventures. The inside pages are illustrated by Paul Duffield and the book is published by David Fickling Books. Jowan has only ever wanted [...]
August 6, 2020
This adventure detective story is suitable for readers aged 9-12 years. It is illustrated by Karl James Mountford and published by Egmont. Villains in Venice is the third in the Taylor & Rose series of adventures where Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lillian Rose work as secrets [...]
August 2, 2020
