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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's debut memoir has become an classic beloved worldwide. Her six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the her talents and resilience.. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 374
If My Words Had Wings
When fifteen-year-old Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to eighteen months in a young offenders’ prison. Now he’s getting out, and he’s determined to turn his life around. Despite his release, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 747
It’s Trevor Noah: Born A Crime
Trevor Noah, host ofThe Daily Show, shares his remarkable story of growing up in South Africa, with a black South African mother and a white European father at a time when it was against the law for a mixed-race child like him to exist. But he did ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 294
- MBE Code : 769
Journey to Jo’burg
This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid.
Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 160
- MBE Code : 385
Keedie
As Keedie and her twin Nina approach their fourteenth birthday, they seem to only be growing further apart. Keedie instead feels drawn to, and fiercely protective of, their quiet younger sister Addie – who on the surface is the opposite of loud and...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 192
- MBE Code : 615
Letting Go
When Agnes made a promise to her girlfriend Ellie, she thought they would be together forever. One year later, Agnes is keeping that promise and it's put her in a situation she never could have predicted; climbing a desolate mountain, in miserable ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 72
- MBE Code : 536
Little Bang (Carnegie Shortlisted 2025)
Beneath the New Year's Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble – but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel's religious...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 729
Me, My Dad And The End Of The Rainbow
My name’s Archie Albright, and I know two things for certain: 1. My mum and dad kind of hate each other, and they’re not doing a great job of pretending that they don’t anymore. 2. They’re both keeping a secret from me, but I can’t figure...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 332
- MBE Code : 465
Mind The Gap
When Mikey's dad died, something in Mikey died too. He loved his old man and he never stopped dreaming that one day his dad would land the role of a lifetime, prove them all wrong, and rock back up to the estate in the flashiest car anyone had ever ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 74
- MBE Code : 537
Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain
Lord Kitchener, Neneh Cherry, Smiley Culture, Stormzy . . . Groundbreaking musicians whose songs have changed the world. But how? This exhilarating playlist tracks some of the key shifts in modern British history, and explores the emotional impact of...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 669
My Brothers Name Is Jessica
Sam has known his sister Jessica all his life. Tonight is the first time they’re going to meet.
Sam Waver has always been a loner: bullied, struggling at school, with parents who have very little time for him. The one person he has always been ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 242
- MBE Code : 467
Needle
Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for young people in this riveting teen drama.
Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 120
- MBE Code : 481
No Ballet Shoes in Syria
Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria.
When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 359
Noughts And Crosses
Sephy and Callum have been friends since early childhood, and that's as far as it can go. They live in a society full of prejudice, racism, distrust and mounting terrorist violence. Despite the world being against them, a romance builds between the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 496
- MBE Code : 216
On The Wall (Longlist For Carnegie Medal 2026)
Amid the frantic bustle of breaktime, Finley Tandy sits peacefully on the wall.
Mr Goodhew, watching from the staffroom, can't help but wonder at the
boy's gift for stillness, and his seemingly cast-iron happiness.
But maybe tranquility can be ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 711
Oranges In No Man’s Land
Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans.
Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 128
- MBE Code : 242
Passing For White
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 104
- MBE Code : 498
Play (Carnegie Shortlisted 2025)
Four boys grow up together at school, itching to get out of their small town. They play games, scoring points from each other, anything to pass the time until they're free.
Matthew slips into his imagination, Luc pushes his body to the limit, and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 732
Proud Of Me
All I want is for my family to be proud of me…
An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you.
Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 294
- MBE Code : 472
Punching The Air (Carnegie Shortlisted 2022)
One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. ‘Boys just being boys’ turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid’s bright future is upended:...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 386
- MBE Code : 449
Rat (Super-Readable Rollercoasters)
When his mum is sent back to prison, Al knows exactly who's to blame. Mr Brayker, who lives downstairs, has been making trouble for Al's mum ever since they moved in, and Al's determined to get his revenge. Ignoring advice from his gran and sister, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 152
- MBE Code : 684
Refugee Boy
Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excited. They have a great few days togther until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed and breakfast they are staying at to find ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 183
Safiyyah’s War (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah’s life changes for ever.
Her best friend’s family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 336
- MBE Code : 582
Salt To The Sea (Carnegie Medal Winner)
Set in early 1945, a group of people make the decision to trek across Germany in a bound for their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land they live in. But this is the only opportunity they have left for ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 400
- MBE Code : 245
Stitched Up
The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole. When twelve-year-old Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she sees it as a chance to earn money to send back ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 122
- MBE Code : 539