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  • Trapped

    Trapped

    • Sophie McKenzie, Melania Badosa
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9781800902480
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    A dramatic coach crash forces Hailey to re-examine her relationships with her fellow singing-club members in this gripping drama from queen of teen thrillers Sophie McKenzie. A singing-club trip ends in disaster when the coach carrying the members spins out of control. Hailey is trapped...

  • Lost

    Lost

    • Mariajo Ilustrajo
    • Frances Lincoln Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9780711277960
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023.  A new book from award-winning illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo, Lost is the story of a polar bear who finds himself lost, in a big concrete city.He politely asks the city folk for help but everyone is much too busy and impatient...

  • Unspoken: Talking About Slavery

    Unspoken: Talking About Slavery

    • Kwame Alexander, Dare Coulter
    • Andersen Press
    • ISBN13: 9781839133404
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    How do you tell a story that starts in Africa and ends in horror? About strength and pride and refusing to be broken? One that still hurts and still loves? A powerfully moving, poetic exploration of the story of slavery: from Africa to the tall ships, from back-breaking work in a strang...

  • Salat in Secret

    Salat in Secret

    • Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Hatem Aly
    • Andersen Press
    • ISBN13: 9781839132698
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Find the bravery to celebrate your beliefs and cultural traditions without fear of judgement.   When Muhammad turns seven, his father gifts him his very first salat rug to pray with.  Muhammad is excited to begin his salat journey, but is more comfortable silently praying in secret, afraid of...

  • Treacle Town

    Treacle Town

    • Brian Conaghan
    • Andersen Press
    • ISBN13: 9781839133619
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Winner of the Children's Books Ireland Awards.  Con O'Neill is stuck in a world of brutal gang violence, sectarian vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. No money. No prospects. A social design that entra...

  • Stones and Bones: Fossils and the stories they tell

    Stones and Bones: Fossils and the stories they tell

    • Rob Wilshaw, Sophie Williams
    • Cicada Books
    • ISBN13: 9781800660427
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Explore the incredible history of life on our planet told through the fossil record!  Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards (Information 3-14+)Over the past four billion years, life on Earth has evolved from microscopic single-celled organisms to today's incredible...

  • And Don't Look Back

    And Don't Look Back

    • Rebecca Barrow
    • Hot Key Books
    • ISBN13: 9781471413674
    • Published: 03-10-2023

    Harlow and her mum, Cora, have been on the run her entire life. She has no idea why or what they're running from, but in every place they stop, they create new names and stories, and they never stay for long.  Then, one night, while attempting to skip town, Cora is killed, leaving Harlow alone...

  • Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

    Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

    • Geri Halliwell-Horner
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702328695
    • Published: 03-10-2023

    "A brilliant read, so inventive and exciting", Jacqueline Wilson. Written by music icon Geri Halliwell-Horner, this fast-paced adventure on a hidden island is filled with family secrets, shocking betrayals and girl power! It's time to find your power. Suddenly orphaned and alone, Rosie...