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When her sister is captured by Riders of the Wolf Queen, Ysolda begins a quest to find the mysterious Anchorite to save her sister, her woodland home and possibly the world.

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A humorous look at the story of the human species, showing that race is a social construct and not written in our DNA.

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Heroes: How To Turn Inspiration Into Action

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Heroes: How To Turn Inspiration Into Action

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Shining a light on inspiring people throughout the world, this book includes profiles of people who have inspired Marcus, including well-known figures throughout history.

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An anthology of poems embracing Black British history from Roman times to the present day.

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Before there was Addie, there was Keedie. Five years before the events of 'A Kind of Spark', Keedie is figuring out how to be her bold, brave self in a town that wants her to be quiet.

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From opposite sides of the Berlin Wall, thirteen-year-old teenagers Harry and Jakob become friends and devise a dangerous plan to bring Jakob to the West.

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A boy makes a dangerous journey from his home in Ghana to Europe where he hopes to find his brother and sister who left months before.

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A teenage girl must unravel the clues surrounding her mother's suspicious death, at the same time as dealing with her grief.

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A quiet and isolated teenager finds school life becomes unbearable when she wins a school sprint race leading a group of popular girls to target her and make her life a misery.

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When strange plant spores begin destroying buildings and killing people, a young boy and others strive to survive in their tower block in south London.

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In a future world where giant mechanical animals called Constructs fight and are driven by human crews, a young teenage boy is separated from his Wolf Construct and must survive with a new crew of similarly lost youngsters.

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When an American-style residential camp is set up in the grounds of an English stately home, the teenage camp counsellors find that all is not what it seems.

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In an alternative London in which the British Empire still exists and foreigners are segregated, a young boy and girl work with the mysterious being called Tyger to open a mythical gateway and bring about social change.

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Follows two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming.

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Three teen boys of colour must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. Engaging murder mystery.

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A teenage boy who aspires to be a famous rapper finds new motivation to pursue his dreams when his family are in danger of being evicted.

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A look at works of 26 Black artists from all around the world.

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A guide to making fashion choices that don't harm the planet. This practical, positive and empowering book will open eyes to the impact our clothing choices have on people and the planet and empower children to demand answers to questions and take action.
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A dark fairy tale involving two sisters who gained strange powers after mysteriously disappearing as children.

A gripping page turner from the start, this is a very dark, creepy and horrific story with some great twists.
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From the second they set foot on Bird Rock island to join their dad and his new family, Jess and Rosie feel that something's wrong. Nightmares haunt their dreams and there seems to be someone, or something else with them in the lighthouse - their home for the summer.

Brilliant ending & a very gripping, scary horror. Terrific.
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Three teenagers unwittingly unleash a vengeful ghost when they use a ouija board on Hallowe'en. The beginning is very scary but the characters are likeable. Do not read before you go to bed!
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Seventeen-year-old Marianne has been training on board The Maiden to be the Viper for her entire life - to serve and protect the King and the citizens of The Twelve Isles - but to become the Viper and protect the islands she loves she must find the strength to defeat her father.
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Three children walked away from the edge of town one day - but only two of them came back . . . A gripping and emotionally searing novel from a talented author, Looking for JJ explores the circumstances and motives behind the murder of a child - by her friend. Six years later, JJ has now been released, and has a new identity. But is there any way that she can lead a "normal" life?
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Mr Joseph is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the school. He was a good man. People liked him. So how could this happen? Why?

It doesn't make sense to Jackson, and he is determined to investigate the case until he understands.
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Born at midnight in London, on the stroke of the new millennium, Adam is the target of a cult that believes boys born on this date must die before the end of their thirteenth year.
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An 18-year-old boy journeys up Mount Everest to solve the mystery of of a local 16-year-old boy's disappearance.
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It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories...
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The Battle of Cable Street (Dyslexia Friendly)

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The Battle of Cable Street (Dyslexia Friendly)

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Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed "Paradise". But the rise of anti-semitic fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in the 1930s stirs up trouble between families who have lived closely together for years, and Elsie sees friendships torn apart.
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Things get very chaotic very quickly for a young teenager the day when his 'phone breaks one morning before school. An easy and enjoyable read.
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Verse novel, Crime stories, Violence, Graphic Novel, Gangs, Black/Asian Author/Character

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A boy is visited by ghosts of family and friends he knew as he takes the lift down from his family's flat to exact revenge on the person who shot his brother dead in a gangland attack.
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A fantasy adventure in which cities roam the country demolishing smaller towns and looking for relics and technology of the Ancients

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Science fiction, romance, dystopia, gender roles

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Set in a future where only one female has been born in 50 years, 16-year-old Eve must choose between her destiny - to be the future of the human race - or the man that she has fallen in love with.
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Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows (Robin Hood #1)

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Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows (Robin Hood #1)

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Re-imagines the Robin Hood legend set in a depressing near future where twelve-year-old Robin is forced to hide in Sherwood Forest when his dad is framed for robbery.
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Follows three children from different points in history as they flee their home countries during times of turmoil to find safety abroad. This action-packed novel tackles topics both timely and timeless: courage, survival, and the quest for home.
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Immigration, refugees, relationships, romance, verse novel

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Follows the romance between Romanian refugee Nicu, and Jess, whose home life is overshadowed by violence.
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A schoolboy has to flee his home when soldiers come to recruit children to join their army, and makes a perilous journey to try and find safety in England.

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A young boy with a mysterious illness is sent to an institution where only children are present but which is governed by strict rules and the presence of the absent Headmaster and Doctor.
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Eleven haunting ghost stories by top children's authors. Perfect reading for winter nights!
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A boy has to hide from his friends and teachers the fact that he and his mum are living in a van. This is a book to make you laugh and cry.
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This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbour's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. A well drawn central character is the main piece of this humorous, particularly well-written story.
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Mystery, romance, classic fiction, Gothic

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Jane Eyre: A retelling (dyslexia-friendly)

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Jane Eyre: A retelling (dyslexia-friendly)

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A retelling of the classic Gothic romance by Charlotte Bronte. After a miserable childhood, the offer of a job at Thornfield Hall seems to promise Jane Eyre a brighter future. But joyless laughter echoes along its corridors. Strange things happen in the dead of night. Secrets lurk in the attic.
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Witches, witch hunters, historical stories

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After seeing her mother murdered by witch-hunters, a young girl must keep her little sister safe but yearns to take her revenge.
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A boy struggling with OCD, starts at a new at school and learns to cope with the help of friendship and understanding. Very well written and researched, gives a clear insight into the inner turmoil of living with OCD.
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Izzy and her her new friends try to save Vicky and uncover the mystery of the legendary Horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
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The story of an extraordinary journey, made by Peter, a boy of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 1945.
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A teen boy and girl from opposing factions in society take on the system and try to change it.
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