Books - Young Adult

• David Olusoga
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781529063394
• Published: 01-10-2020

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021. Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olu...

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• Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780857535894
• Published: 17-09-2020

GROWING UP. FALLING IN LOVE. COMING OUT.Frankie is nearly fourteen and teenage life certainly comes with its ups and downs. Her mum is seriously ill with MS and Frankie can feel herself growing up quickly, no thanks to Sally and her gang of bullies at school.When Sally...

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• Ana Sampson, Ana Sampson
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781529040043
• Published: 17-09-2020

A stunning gift book featuring 130 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women. With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf. From the ancien...

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• Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
• Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• ISBN13: 9781547604531
• Published: 08-09-2020

It is 1992 and Bihac, Amra's hometown, is a multicultural city with Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. But when tensions escalate, the Serbs turn on their Bosnian neighbors. The Serbs control the army, and now they have peaceful Bihac surrounded. Soon Amra and her family are dealing with starvation a...

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• Julia Gray
• Andersen Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839130076
• Published: 03-09-2020

Ada Byron is rich and clever, but she longs to be free. Free to explore all the amazing ideas that come to her imagination, like flying mechanical horses and stories inspired by her travels. Free to find love and passion beyond the watchful gaze of her mother and governesses. And free to learn...

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• Lauren James
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406391121
• Published: 03-09-2020

When Harriet Stoker dies after falling from a balcony in a long-abandoned building, she discovers a world of ghosts with magical powers - shape-shifting, hypnosis, even the ability to possess the living. Felix, Kasper, Rima and Leah welcome her into their world, eager to make friends with the...

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• Eve Ainsworth
• UCLan Publishing
• ISBN13: 9781912979202
• Published: 03-09-2020

The remarkable story of the Dick, Kerr Ladies is brought to young readers for the very first time by award winning and CILIP Carnegie nominated Eve Ainsworth.It's 1917, and Britain is at war. Shy teenager Hettie wants to help the war effort, and signs up to work in the local Dick, Kerr & C...

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• Denise Muir, Davide Morosinotto
• Pushkin Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781782692577
• Published: 03-09-2020

THE COUNTRY IS UNDER ATTACK.   Twins Viktor and Nadya are twelve years old when Hitler's Germany declares war on the Soviet Union. As the Nazi army crushes the defending forces and enemy planes appear overhead, they are hurriedly evacuated from their home.  'WHATEVER HAPPENS, STAY TOGETHER'  T...

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