The Light in Everything
By: Katya Balen
4.32
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af…
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1. The Final Year
By: Matt Goodfellow
4.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more
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- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
2. Crossing the Line
By: Tia Fisher
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
3. Choose Love
By: Nicola Davies
4.13
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Choose Love is a cycle of poems that highlights the experience of those forced to become refugees. … read more
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4. Steady For This
By: Nathanael Lessore
3.90
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
5. The Boy Lost in the Maze
By: Joseph Coelho
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
6. Safiyyah's War
By: Hiba Noor Khan
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
7. Away With Words
By: Sophie Cameron
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more
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- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
8. Tyger
By: S.F. Said
4.17
Format: 304 pages, None
In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
9. When Shadows Fall
By: Sita Brahmachari
3.70
Format: None pages, Audio CD
A heart-breaking and poignant novel from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari. Kai, Orla and Zak g… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
10. The Eternal Return of Clara Hart
By: Louise Finch
3.86
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Spence and Anthony have been friends for years, but it’s only when he witnesses a classmate die in … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
11. Medusa
By: Jessie Burton
3.87
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Min… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"I'd never known a change that wasn't monstrous."-Jessie Burton, Medusa
"I was lonely and I was angry, and rage and loneliness can end up tasting the same."-Jessie Burton, Medusa
"I'm a half-finished map and I'm always trying to plot my points, and I won't have anyone do it for me."-Jessie Burton, Medusa
"Sometimes, not even folding yourself into the smallest, littlest shape is enough. So you might as well stay the size you're supposed to be"-Jessie Burton, Medusa
12. Leila and the Blue Fox
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4.29
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
She was very tired. She lay down, her soft head on her soft paws. The sunset licked her face.… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- nature
"Foxes do dream. Here is Fox's. The sky dusty with stars. The wind strong and blowing. Her belly full and she is running. Above her the sky lights dance, but they are only good for hunting by. She doe…"-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Leila and the Blue Fox
13. The Song Walker
By: Zillah Bethell
4.16
Format: None pages, None
"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
14. The Lost Whale
By: Hannah Gold
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- nature
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale
15. The Tale of Truthwater Lake
By: Emma Carroll
4.21
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
16. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)
By: Hannah Gold
4.54
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
17. While the Storm Rages
By: Phil Earle
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages
18. Keedie
By: Elle McNicoll
4.69
Format: 270 pages, Paperback
Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."-Elle McNicoll, Keedie
19. Needle
By: Patrice Lawrence
3.69
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
20. Jamie
By: L.D. Lapinski
4.46
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, abou… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Being trans is fine, it's the world that's the problem. And that's what people don't seem to get. There are loads of us as well. Whether you make room for us or not, whether you accept us or not, whe…"-L.D. Lapinski, Jamie
21. The Light in Everything
By: Katya Balen
4.32
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more
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- relationships
- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- nature
22. Resist
By: Tom Palmer
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautif… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
23. Like a Curse
By: Elle McNicoll
4.21
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Stuck in Loch Ness while Edinburgh falls under the control of a terrifyingly powerful Siren, Ramya … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
24. Like a Charm
By: Elle McNicoll
4.25
Format: 313 pages, Paperback
Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- contemporary
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm
25. Until The Road Ends
By: Phil Earle
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky T… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
26. The Blue Book of Nebo
By: Manon Steffan Ros
4.16
Format: 156 pages, ebook
Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more
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- family
- fiction
- young adult
"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo
27. Where the River Takes Us
By: Lesley Parr
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
28. When Our Worlds Collided
By: Danielle Jawando
4.28
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
When fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester, three teena… read more
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- fiction
- childrens
- young adult
- contemporary
29. The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
By: Emma Carroll
4.06
Format: None pages, Audiobook
It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, fro… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
30. Wrath
By: Marcus Sedgwick
3.75
Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition
From the multi-award-winning author of Midwinterblood and The Ghosts of Heaven comes a suspenseful,… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- contemporary
31. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)