The Cheney 100 by Jill Fenton

1984

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:38:44 UTC

George Orwell's famous Nineteen Eighty-Four was first published in 1949. This terrifying dystopia, which he created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this day.

Refugee

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:39:37 UTC

Follows three children from different points in history as they flee their home countries during times of turmoil to find safety abroad.

Long Way Down

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:40:21 UTC

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.

Politics For Beginners

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:45:31 UTC

Excellent, thorough guide to the basics of politics, with plenty of appropriate examples. Format and style are accessible and clear

The Hate U Give

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:46:38 UTC

A 16-year-old girl is drawn to activism after she witnesses the police shooting of her unarmed friend.

When Stars Are Scattered

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:47:39 UTC

Tells the real life story of two Somalian brothers who grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Trash

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:48:14 UTC

A boy who lives and works on a rubbish mountain, finds a bag with money and a map, which the police are very keen to get their hands on.

The Handmaid's Tale

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:49:38 UTC

Set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian theocracy where women are subjugated, one woman attempts to gain individualism and independence.

Coram Boy

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:49:57 UTC

Epic story of a man who trades in illegitimate children and a child who survives and is reunited with his gentleman father.

Crongton Knights

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:51:33 UTC

Liccle Bit's friend McKay struggles to balance loyalty to his neighbourhood gang with loyalty to his family.

A Passage To India

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:52:11 UTC

How friendship may be difficult or even impossible when there are racial tensions and prejudices in peoples from different cultures and countries.

The Hunger Games

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:52:34 UTC

Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule : kill or be killed.

I Am Malala

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:54:18 UTC

Autobiography of a teenage Pakistani school pupil and education activist who survived an assassination attempt.

Great Expectations

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:58:58 UTC

Classic story about a boy whose life is changed by a mysterious benefactor.

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 20:59:15 UTC

Using maps, essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential guide to one of the major determining factors in world history.

To Kill A Mockingbird

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 21:00:10 UTC

Follows the trial of a black man accused of raping a young white girl with all the prejudices of the southern US in the 1930s.

Skellig

jfe5 — 2024-03-10 21:01:50 UTC

A boy feels neglected when his baby sister is ill, but he makes two new friends - a confident home-educated neighbour and a strange creature that lives in the shed.

Touching The Void

jfe5 — 2024-03-11 15:59:03 UTC

"Touching the Void" is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes.

Sapiens

jfe5 — 2024-03-11 15:59:44 UTC

Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going.

A Thousand Splendid Suns

jfe5 — 2024-03-11 16:18:16 UTC

A heartfelt saga about Mariam and Laila, two Afghan women whose friendship shines with hope and humanity against the backdrop of war and destruction.

One Of Us Is Lying

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:32:24 UTC

Four teenagers are suspected of murder when a fellow classmate dies during the detention they were all in.

No Fixed Address

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:37:38 UTC

A boy has to hide from his friends and teachers the fact that he and his mum are living in a van.

Scythe

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:39:46 UTC

Two teenagers are chosen to be apprentice scythes, trained to kill people in a world where no one can die naturally.

All That's Left In The World

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:40:29 UTC

When a flu wipes out most of the population, strangers Jamie and Andrew form a bond while fighting for survival in a changed world.

Frozen Charlotte

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:42:11 UTC

A teen girl grieving the loss of her best friend investigates a schoolgirl ghost haunting her cousins' house

We Come Apart

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:42:55 UTC

Follows the romance between Romanian refugee Nicu, and Jess, whose home life is overshadowed by violence.

Loki: A Bad Godz Guide To Being Good

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:43:36 UTC

Wry, witty and very funny diary-style story packed with doodles and comic strips about the frustration trickster god Loki feels at having to live trapped in the body of a weedy eleven-year-old boy.

Salt To The Sea

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:44:33 UTC

Set during the end of World War 2, a group of refugees escape Germany by ship.

Darwin's Dragons

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:45:25 UTC

Syms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy and fiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle. But when he is separated from the crew during a storm, his life takes a truly extraordinary turn.

The House With Chicken Legs

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:51:50 UTC

The granddaughter of Baba Yaga yearns to change her destiny which ties her to her grandmother's enchanted house which moves from place to place at will.

The 1,000 Year Old Boy

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 09:53:11 UTC

A boy who has lived for a thousand years, stuck at the age of 11, strives to find a place in the world where he belongs.

A Christmas Carol

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 10:01:15 UTC

The Christmas classic in which an elderly miser is visited by three spirits who show him the error of his ways.

When The World Was Ours

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 10:01:58 UTC

Max, Leo and Elsa are three friends in Vienna in 1936, whose lives are transformed by the course of events over the next nine years.

Wolf Brother

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 10:03:15 UTC

Thousands of years ago, a powerful and malevolent force conjured a demon: a demon so evil that it could only be contained in the body of a ferocious bear, a demon determined to destroy the world. Only one boy can stop it ...

Hamnet

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:29:09 UTC

On a summer's day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home?

Tyger

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:29:52 UTC

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.

Never Let Me Go

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:30:58 UTC

Imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewered version of contemporary England. This novel dramatises the author's attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School, and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world.

Boy In The Tower

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:31:27 UTC

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.

Mortal Engines

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:41:01 UTC

A fantasy adventure in which cities roam the country demolishing smaller towns and looking for relics and technology of the Ancients.

The Song Of Achilles

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:45:09 UTC

When Achilles is sent to war in the wake of Helen of Sparta's kidnap, his friend Patroclus goes with him out of fear and love.

Ace of Spades

jfe5 — 2024-03-12 14:50:43 UTC

Hello, Niveus High. It's me. Who am I? That's not important. All you need to know is... I'm here to divide and conquer. - Aces.

Punching The Air

jfe5 — 2024-03-17 20:13:20 UTC

After a sixteen-year-old American boy is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison, he struggles to find a way to keep true to himself.

All Quiet On The Western Front

jfe5 — 2024-03-19 14:47:28 UTC

In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.

The Humans

jfe5 — 2024-03-19 15:59:12 UTC

After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he was found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, (and he's a dog).

Stasiland

jfe5 — 2024-03-19 16:00:53 UTC

Funder’s award-winning book leads the reader on a dizzying journey into the underbelly of the former East Germany.

Persepolis (G)

jfe5 — 2024-03-19 16:02:31 UTC

Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s astonishing visual memoir of growing up in Iran. Intertwining the intimate with the political and compelling drama with warm, knowing humour, Persepolis is a continual revelation.
Reserve here

Animal Farm

jfe5 — 2024-03-19 16:12:44 UTC

Orwell's powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion.

Reserve here

Holes

jfe5 — 2024-04-24 09:25:53 UTC

Sent by mistake to a juvenile correction centre, a teen boy discovers the wardens are using the boys as manual labour to find a buried treasure.

Booked

jfe5 — 2024-04-24 09:37:10 UTC

A boy hoping to make it to the world of big league football is set back by the break up of his parents.

Verse format is light and easy to read. Charming tale with lots of word play, punning jokes and likeable male lead. More than a football story!

The Last Paper Crane

jfe5 — 2024-05-07 08:55:31 UTC

A survivor of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 shares his feelings of guilt with his granddaughter after telling her the story of what happened on that day, and subsequent days and years.

The Humiliations of Welton Blake

jfe5 — 2024-05-07 08:59:01 UTC

Things get very chaotic very quickly for a young teenager the day when his 'phone breaks one morning before school.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

jfe5 — 2024-05-07 09:06:09 UTC

Boasting concepts and characters that have passed into the national fabric, Adams’s mind-blowingly imaginative absurdist spin on science fiction makes the transition from radio to novel with consummate ease.

Jane Eyre

jfe5 — 2024-05-08 10:42:08 UTC

The classic romantic story about of a young governess, her love for her employer and the discovery of his terrible secret.

Fahrenheit 451

jfe5 — 2024-05-08 10:44:23 UTC

A prophetic dystopian vision of a weird but too distant future where happiness is allocated on a four-walled TV screen, where individuals, eccentrics and scholars are outcasts of society and where books are burnt by a special task-force.

Atonement

jfe5 — 2024-05-08 10:52:28 UTC

A story that begins with three young people in the garden of a country house on the hottest day of 1935, and ends with three profoundly changed lives.

When I See Blue

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 18:47:14 UTC

A boy struggling with OCD, starts at a new at school and learns to cope with the help of friendship and understanding.

Northern Lights (His Dark Materials Trilogy)

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 18:50:45 UTC

After her friend is taken a girl begins a journey with her animal companion through a dangerous country of ice and witches to find him.

Empress and Aniya

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 18:54:44 UTC

When Empress and Aniya switch bodies on their 16th birthday, they learn a valuable lesson about the importance of friendship.

I Must Betray You

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 18:56:05 UTC

A teenager living in the repressive regime of 1989 Romania faces the choice whether to inform on his family to save their lives.

The Hobbit (+ The Lord Of The Rings)

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 18:58:05 UTC

classic tale about an unlikely and unassuming hero caught up in a perilous quest to steal a dragon's hoard and while doing so finds a magical ring.

Rivers of London

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 19:01:20 UTC

Overlaying a wonderful supernatural gloss on the streets and landmarks of the capital, Aaronovitch provides a thrillingly exciting opening mystery for his detective/apprentice wizard protagonist in the opening instalment of the Rivers of London series.

Run Rebel

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 19:06:25 UTC

A girl tries to escape the opressively strict and abusive family life she experiences dominated by her alcoholic father.

Noughts and Crosses

jfe5 — 2024-05-12 19:10:40 UTC

Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses.

Against a background of prejudice, distrust and mounting terrorist violence, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger...

The House In The Cerulean Sea

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:34:37 UTC

An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place - and realizing that family could be yours.

Welcome To Camp Killer

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:36:38 UTC

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.

Three Hours

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:41:07 UTC

In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege.Pupils and teachers barricade themselves into classrooms, the library, the theatre. The headmaster lies wounded in the library, unable to help his trapped students and staff. Outside, a police psychiatrist must identify the gunmen, while parents gather desperate for news. In three intense hours, all must find the courage to stand up to evil and save the people they love.

The Boxer

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:43:33 UTC

When Sunny steps into Easton's Gym in the aftermath of a racist attack, he finds the community he's been desperately seeking and a relationship that helps him heal. But racial tensions are rising in the city, and when a Far Right march turns violent, Sunny is forced to make the hardest choice of all.

Impossible Creatures

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:44:59 UTC

A boy from the non-magical mortal world joins a girl in the hidden, magical world of the Archipelago to restore the magic that will save both worlds.

What If?

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:50:16 UTC

From the eating habits of a marauding T-Rex to deceased Facebook users, the creator of the hugely popular webcomic answers the absurd, eccentric and inspired questions of the general public using level-headed science in this simply addictive book.

The Puppet Show

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:52:42 UTC

A serial killer is burning people alive amongst ancient stone circles in this deeply disturbing and thoroughly engrossing thriller.

Close To Home

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:54:21 UTC

Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party.

No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows the nine times out of ten, it's someone the victim knew. That means someone is lying... And that Daisy's time is running out.

Guts

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 09:59:12 UTC

Raina deals with the highs and lows of school life and friendship whilst contending with a stomach problem that doesn't want to go away.

After The War

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:23:53 UTC

A poignant narrative that delves into the aftermath of World War II, focusing on the experiences of three young Holocaust survivors in the Lake District.

The Recruit

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:28:02 UTC

CHERUB is not James Bond. There are no master criminals or high-tech gadgets. CHERUB kids live in the real world. They slip under adult radar and get information that sends criminals and terrorists to jail.

For official purposes, these children do not exist.

Maus

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:31:07 UTC

By addressing the horror of the Holocaust through cartoons, the author captures the everyday reality of fear and is able to explore the guilt, relief and extraordinary sensation of survival - and how the children of survivors are in their own way affected by the trials of their parents.

A contemporary classic of immeasurable significance.

White Bird

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:32:56 UTC

To the millions of readers who fell in love with R J Palacio's Wonder, Julian is best-known as Auggie Pullman's classroom bully. White Bird reveals a new side to Julian's story, as Julian discovers the moving and powerful tale of his grandmother, who was hidden from the Nazis as a young Jewish girl in occupied France during the Second World War.

Life on the Refrigerator Door

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:35:06 UTC

"Life on the Refrigerator Door" is told exclusively through notes exchanged by Claire and her mother, Elizabeth, during the course of a life-altering year.

When The Sky Falls

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:38:32 UTC

An evacuated boy builds a relationship with the gorilla at the zoo owned by the woman with whom he's been billeted.

Brave New World

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 13:45:06 UTC

Welcome to New London. Everybody is happy here. Our perfect society achieved peace and stability through the prohibition of monogamy, privacy, money, family and history itself. Now everyone belongs. You can be happy too. All you need to do is take your Soma pills.

Heartstopper

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 15:02:08 UTC

Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance.

But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised.

The 57 Bus

jfe5 — 2024-05-14 15:05:12 UTC

Recounts the events that led to the lives of two Californian teenagers - one agender and the other black - being irrevocably changed when one sets fire to the other for wearing a skirt.

Looking For JJ

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:36:26 UTC

A teenage girl tries to re-build her life after being released from prison for the murder of her best friend when she was ten years old.

Kay's Anatomy

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:38:49 UTC

A wry and humorous guide to the human body by doctor, comedian, and author Adam Kay.

Speak

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:44:22 UTC

A young girl who busted an end-of-summer party after being raped by an older boy is ostracized by her friends and so retreats into her own head, unable to articulate what happened to her.

Babel

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:48:29 UTC

Kuang's stunningly wrought novel is a compulsive dystopia about the power of language and the evils of authoritarianism, represented by the looming titular tower of translation.

Oxygen Mask

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:49:49 UTC

A graphic novel in free verse, encompassing the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter action of 2020, from the perspective of a teenager quarantined with his family.

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 12:57:42 UTC

A young boy with a stammer dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian.

Pride and Prejudice

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:00:05 UTC

Jane Austen's classic love story following the romantic fortunes of Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters.

Once

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:00:55 UTC

Follows a young boy as he escapes from a convent orphanage in the mountains of Nazi occupied Poland in search of his parents.

Bog Child

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:02:29 UTC

Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered. As Fergus tries to make sense of the mad world around him - his brother on hunger-strike in prison, his growing feelings for Cora, his parents arguing over the Troubles, and him in it up to the neck, blackmailed into acting as courier to God knows what, a little voice comes to him in his dreams, and the mystery of the bog child unfurls.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:09:55 UTC

A young boy wins a visit to a magical sweet factory where he meets a range of strange characters.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (series)

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:13:22 UTC

A boy enrols at a Wizard school and has amazing adventures.

The Color Purple

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 13:17:38 UTC

A modern classic whose influence can still be felt in contemporary literature, Walker's searing exploration of both white racism and violent Black patriarchy in the first half of the twentieth century is a uniquely powerful reading experience.

Nothing Ever Happens Here

jfe5 — 2024-05-19 14:09:15 UTC

Twelve year old Izzy tries to deal with her dad coming out as transgender, as well as the school drama production and friendship dramas.

The Final Year

jfe5 — 2024-06-13 16:03:59 UTC

Follows the story of a young boy going into year 6, dealing with a failing friendship, an ill younger brother and his own mental demons.

Everything All At Once

jfe5 — 2024-06-13 16:05:24 UTC

A collection of poems that focus on one week in a secondary school.

From Prejudice to Pride

jfe5 — 2024-06-13 16:06:40 UTC

Follows the history of the LGBTQ+ movement and it's achievements in campaigning for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community.

Atomic Habits

jfe5 — 2024-06-30 18:37:10 UTC

Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.

Skin Of The Sea

jfe5 — 2024-08-22 11:58:17 UTC

Simidele is one of the Mami Wata, mermaids duty-bound to collect the souls of those who die at sea and bless their journeys back home to the Supreme Creator. But when a living boy is thrown overboard a slave ship, Simi saves his life, going against an ancient decree and bringing terrible danger to the mami wata.

Grim

jfe5 — 2024-08-22 12:13:37 UTC

Jessica Harrow is dead… but her journey has only just begun. Discover the world of the afterlife, where Jessica has been recruited as a Reaper, tasked with ferrying countless souls to their final destination