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Rebeka Shaid’s debut young adult novel, Seven Days, is an authentically diverse and pacy story set in Bristol, featuring spirited teenage characters grappling with a wide range of modern and timeless challenges. Set over seven days and told each day with alternating voices, the story revolves around universal themes of love, loss, family, friendship and […]

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A Home for Stone

‘So there he was, a single stone, looking lost and quite alone….’ It’s hard to resist collecting stones, especially when they’re as visually (and anthropomorphically) appealing as the one in this book. When a beachcombing child spots him lying on the sand, Stone’s little face is the picture of misery. Naturally, the child wants to […]

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My Baby Sister is a Diplodocus

Translated by Daniel Hahn, Aurore Petit’s landscape-formatted picture book offers a visually bold and honest exploration of sibling relationships. Through the lens of a young boy trying to understand his place and role when his baby sister arrives, Petit skilfully addresses universal themes of adjustment and acceptance in the face of new family dynamics, making […]

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The Best Eid Ever

Aisha is very excited because her favourite festival, Eid Al-Fitr has arrived. Readers are invited to join her as the family prepares to mark the end of Ramadan. The house is decorated, and Aisha’s hands are covered with beautiful henna patterns. A special meal is prepared, and sweets are taken to neighbours. The family go […]

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Goddess Crown

Kalothia, has spent her life in a remote part of the country, in what appears to be a West African environment.  She has been told that it is because her parents had displeased the king and her life is at risk.  Her life is then thrown into turmoil when her guardians are killed and an […]

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The Boy Who Fell From The Sky

Zed is obsessed with the demons that fall from the sky every time a shooting star appears. His Dad is a renowned hunter of demons – the best of his generation – and one day Zed hopes to follow in his footsteps. Zed has been brought up to believe that demons are a force for […]

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Hugh Dunnit: Taking Shelter

This enjoyably silly take on the crime caper genre is packed full of jokes for young readers to enjoy. Hugh lives with his mum, dad and baby brother, and finds it hard to make friends at school. Perhaps it’s his habit of pedantically correcting his teacher (is it a heptagon or a septagon?) or his […]

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The Girl Who Sang Graphic Novel

This emotive, evocative and heartbreaking graphic novel memoir leaves a lasting impression on the reader. Polish holocaust survivor, public speaker and singer Estelle Nadel’s collaboration with Jewish storyboard artist Sammy Savos, bravely shares her traumatic wartime experiences with a new generation of young readers. Savos’s meticulous research, diagrammatic detailing, mapping and long-distance story conferencing with […]

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Cross My Heart and Never Lie Graphic Novel

This 2024 winner of the Stonewall Book Award fuses a charming graphic novel style with a diary format. Oslo born Dåsnes has based it on childhood experiences. It’s a gentle meet cute which will appeal to Alice Oseman fans but has a voice of its own. The story perfectly captures the difficulty of transitioning from […]

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Life on the Thames

Author and illustrator Emma Shoard takes readers on a journey along the River Thames ‘from source to sea’ in this beautiful picture book. With an emphasis on the natural world, we explore the Thames path and later the England Coast path to discover a host of wildlife, including kingfishers, swans, seals and bats. We learn […]

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The Prisoner of Bhopal

The Prisoner of Bhopal is a novel that weaves together history and fiction, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster and the contribution of the 9th Bhopal Infantry to the First World War. The story follows Amil, a young boy with dreams of working at the modern pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, who is […]

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Countdown to Yesterday

James’ life is in turmoil; his parents have just decided to divorce. He now finds himself having to adjust to two homes – and to a mum and dad who are behaving very differently in many ways. James does not like change. His present is not what he wants – he wants to go back […]