Bestselling New Fiction
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Shrapnel Boys (Longlist For Carnegie Medal 2026)
An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.
There's a war going on out there, and I'm missing it.
When war comes to London in ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 384
- MBE Code : 811
Six Weeks
The hotly anticipated new book from award-winning writer Matt Goodfellow, author of bestselling The Final Year. Meet Alfie Piper, embarking on a summer he'll never forget ...
Alfie Piper has six weeks of summer - and nothing left to lose.
...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 822
Skandar And the Unicorn Thief
Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.
But just as Skandar’s dream is ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 378
- MBE Code : 526
Steady For This (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
Yeah they call me Growls, I'm like a tiger on the prowl.
King of jungles so you better take a bow.
King of concrete so you better say it loud!
Shaun (aka MC Growls) is ready to drop his best bars and smash the competition at Raptology. That way,...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 581
Stealing Happy (Longlisted for Carnegie Medal 2026)
Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious around Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good.
So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich-quick schemes.
With ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 809
Sunrise On The Reaping (Paperback Available from 4th August)
As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honour of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.
Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 416
- MBE Code : 833
Swan Song
Dylan is struggling. Since he started high school, everything has become too much to handle. Now he's been expelled and is forced to move to the tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. But when Grandad invites Dylan out on his boat to watch ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 120
- MBE Code : 510
The Adventures Of Rap Kid
Z stands for ZERO: being the amount of words that Z speaks at school. Why? Because every time he talks, it rhymes. Every. Single. Time.
But, things are about to change. The Royal Rap Rumble is coming to town in search of the next rhyming rap ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 733
The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 516
- MBE Code : 512
The Battle Of Cable Street
Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 112
- MBE Code : 511
The Beck
From Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan comes an environmental tale packed full of his signature grit, heart and humour, as Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save the local beck.
Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 138
- MBE Code : 727
The Book Of Stolen Dreams
When Rachel and Robert are passed a stolen book by their librarian father, they have to go on the run and protect it at all costs. With their father captured and everyone hunting for the Book, they must uncover its secrets and track down the final, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 390
- MBE Code : 551
The Boy I Love (Shortlisted For Carnegie Medal 2026)
At just nineteen, Stephen has already survived a year at the front. Now he is returning to the trenches to lead a platoon, despite his wounds. Broken-hearted from the loss of his first love, Stephen wonders what he's fighting for. Then he meets ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 814
The Boy Lost In The Maze (Carnegie Medal Winner)
WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE 2024 MEDAL FOR WRITING
In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In Ancient Greece Theseus makes a dangerous and courageous journey to find his father, finally ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 694
The Boy Who Cried Ghost
There's a ghost in Richard's wardrobe.
Every day he carries out a series of rituals that he believes will keep the ghost trapped inside. He tries to tell his friends and family, but they dismiss his worries and concerns as being part of his OCD. But...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 336
- MBE Code : 810
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 Boy Who Steals Houses
Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story.Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 348
- MBE Code : 584
The Boy With Big Decisions (An Interactive Story)
Fred can't make a decision about anything -
his parents always tell him what to do, from what to eat every day to which secondary school to choose.
that's how Fred has found himself a pupil at the high-pressure, strict Gains School, when he'd ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 352
- MBE Code : 807
The Door Of No Return (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 432
- MBE Code : 583
The Double Life Of Ted Amos
Ted has always wanted to be a popular kid, but due to an embarrassing incident that will not be named, he finds it harder than ever to fit in.
But when Ted’s parents split up, his whole life changes.
Although leaving his best friend ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 324
- MBE Code : 737
The Falling Boy
Nothing is the same for Joff this summer. His dad is sick, his mum is working, there's a new kid in town. The days are long and hot, and change is in the air.
With his dog, Jet, Joff explores. The Chapel of Doom is always there, ancient and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 260
- MBE Code : 773
The Final Year (Carnegie Shortlisted 2025)
The most talked about book of 2023
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side - they’ve been inseparable ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 569
The First Year
Nate’s eleven and has just finished Primary School. After a challenging final year, life is looking up. His brother has recovered from a life-threatening heart condition, he’s got the love of his mum, brothers and Auntie San, and he’s off to ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 480
- MBE Code : 740
The Game I Will Never Forget
Just after his tenth birthday, the last thing Zak expects to hear is that his mum is having a baby and he has to give up his room for an ageing old grandmother who is coming to live with them!
With the help of his friends and a series of cheeky ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 416
- MBE Code : 855
The Girl At The Front Of The Class
There's a new girl in my class. She has eyes as wide and as golden as a tiger's, skin as pale as a glass of milk, and hair as shiny as a mirror. I'd like to be her friend. But she never plays with me in the playground or makes sandcastles in the ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 32
- MBE Code : 840