Diversity & Inclusion
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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
Melissa (Previously George)
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. ...
- Book Cover : paperback
- Number Of Pages : 196
- MBE Code : 466
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
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 able ...
- 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 really ...
- 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
Noah Can’t Even
Poor Noah Grimes! His father disappeared years ago, his mother’s Beyonce tribute act is an unacceptable embarrassment, and his beloved gran is no longer herself. He only has one friend, Harry, and school is… Well, it’s pure hell. Why can’t...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 366
- MBE Code : 468
Noah Could Never
Noah’s back, and more bananas! He and Harry are now officially boyfriends, but is Noah ready for the difference? It’s no help that a group of cosmopolitan French exchange students have descended on Little Fobbing – including sexy Pierre ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 404
- MBE Code : 469
Nothing Ever Happens Here
This is Littlehaven. Nothing ever happens here. Until the spotlight hits my family.Izzy’s family is under the spotlight when her dad comes out as Danielle, a trans woman. Izzy is terrified her family will be torn apart. Will she lose her dad? Will ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 264
- MBE Code : 470
Noughts & 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
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
Proud
A stirring, bold and moving anthology of stories and poetry by top LGBTQ+ YA authors and new talent, giving their unique responses to the broad theme of pride. Each story has an illustration by an artist identifying as part of the LGBTQ+ community. ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 352
- MBE Code : 471
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. Josh ...
- 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
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
Rick
Rick’s never questioned much.He’s tagged along with his best friend Jeff, even when Jeff’s acted like a bully.He’s let his Dad joke with him about girls, even though it makes him feel uncomfortable.Everyone around him seems to think that ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 473
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
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
Striking Out
Thirteen-year-old Jerome Jackson dreams of becoming a world-class footballer.
But with a difficult home life, Jerome can't see how he'll ever make this dream come true ... until he meets a mentor figure who can hopefully put him on the right track....
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 248
- MBE Code : 527
The 57 Bus
One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both their lives forever.
Two teenagers growing up in Oakland, California. One, Sasha, was born male but identifies as agender, wears skirts and attends a private ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 567
The Black Flamingo
Michael waits in the stage wings, wearing a pink wig, pink fluffy coat and black heels.One more step will see him illuminated by spotlight.He has been on a journey of bravery to get here, and he is almost ready to show himself to the world in bold ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 368
- MBE Code : 439
The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow is a beautiful, captivating and a deeply moving read that reflects upon a refugee boy, named Subhi. All he knows of the world is that he is at least 19 fence diamonds high and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 240
- MBE Code : 163
The Boxer
Told over the course of the ten rounds of his first fight, this is the story of amateur boxer Sunny. A seventeen year old feeling isolated and disconnected in the city he's just moved to, Sunny joins a boxing club to learn to protect himself after a ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 280
- MBE Code : 501
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream.
He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word.
A tough career for anyone, but surely ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 360
- MBE Code : 444
The Color Purple
Set in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR PURPLE is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 270
- MBE Code : 460