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…
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1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)
By: David Almond
3.81
Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more
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- middle grade
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"There's no end to evolution."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)
2. October, October
By: Katya Balen
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."-Katya Balen, October, October
3. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
4. 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
5. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
6. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
7. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
By: Robin Stevens
4.21
Format: None pages, ebook
Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- historical fiction
8. When the Sky Falls
By: Phil Earle
4.32
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- young adult
- world war ii
- historical fiction
9. Escape Room
By: Christopher Edge
3.65
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more
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- childrens
- young adult
10. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
11. I Spy
By: Rhian Tracey
3.74
Format: None pages, None
Twelve-year-old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park, where her father works as a driver. When she'… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- world war ii
- historical fiction
12. 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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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- young adult
- historical fiction
"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
13. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
14. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)
By: Jennifer Killick
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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15. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
16. Birdsong
By: Katya Balen
4.31
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting… read more
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- childrens
- young adult
17. 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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- survival
- childrens
- historical
- military fiction
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- world war ii
- historical fiction
18. 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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- 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
19. 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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- historical
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20. Code Name Kingfisher
By: Liz Kessler
4.58
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more
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21. The Monkey Who Fell From the Future
By: Ross Welford
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The hilarious, moving and adventure-packed new novel for readers of 9 and up from Ross Welford, the… read more
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