'Very funny, very touching, very truthful - a total delight to read.' Jacqueline Wilson 'Amazing' Noel Fielding A laugh-out-loud, against-all-odds triumph of a story: the funniest debut of 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD SELECTED FOR THE 2022 READ FOR EMPATHY COLLECTION Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dr...
Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.
Fourteen-year-old Tara describes how her increasingly strange compulsions begin to take over her life and affect her relationships with her family and friends.
Magic comes to Dragon School. Can it be trusted? With First Flight behind her, sixteen-year-old Amel believes she can finally settle into her studies and learn to be a Dragon Rider. But when a friend is brutally injured, another has a dark secret, and Amel is entrusted with a vital message, she must question where her loyalties lie. Worse, Magikas have arrived at Dragon School and they bring both change and new prejudice against Amel. With the home Amel found at Dragon School quickly disappea...
"A girl struggles to take care of her younger brother with special needs while confronting her own anger issues"--
Things are heating up for Amel and Raolcan, and not just because the flames are flying in every direction! Amel thought saving Savette would fix everything. But when it turns out that Savette’s kidnapping was arranged by a secret society within the Dominion and a friend’s life hangs in the balance, Amel is once again at the center of a conspiracy. Who should she trust when everyone wants to see her sworn to them?
"The Silence Between Us is eminently un-put-down-able." (NPR)Schneider Family Book Award, Best Teen Honor Book 2020"This is a great YA contemporary (clean) romance that follows Maya as she navigates a new school and plans for her future. The addition of representation by a Deaf character was really beautifully done. Highly recommend for people looking for a sweet, engaging, and educational romantic read." (YA and Kids Book Central)#OwnVoices YA novel features Deaf / Hard of Hearing Community"It'...
Sequel to the award-winning neurodivergent, cli-fi adventure mystery 'Moojag and the Auticode Secret'. ----------------------------------- When Nema returns to Gajoomdom she discovers three forgetful grannies who've totally lost track of time. If she and Moojag can't help them remember, everyone's memories are in danger. But turns out not everyone is who they thought they were. Who will they rescue? Will they rescue them in time? -------------------------------------- The Lost Memories, inspired...
First she blamed herself. Now she doesn't know who to trust. When Kit disappeared at a party and was found drowned in the quarry the next day, Clem knew who to point the finger at: herself. She was the last person to see him alive, the last person who could have helped. If she had just kept a closer eye on him instead of her crush, Jake, maybe Kit would still be here. She knows she made a mistake, and wishes she could just forget about it - but Clem's friend Ellie says she'll expose Clem's se...
When an assassin kills Princess Jiara’s older sister Scilla, her vengeful ghost is doomed to walk their city of glittering canals, tormenting loved ones until the murderer is brought to justice. While the entire kingdom mourns, Scilla’s betrothed arrives and requests that seventeen-year-old Jiara take her sister’s place as his bride to confirm the alliance between their countries. Marrying the young king intended for her sister and traveling to his distant home is distressing enough, but with...
In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives�of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. Now, as Sam's own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. They're certain they don't have much time left� Yet Sa...
COSMOPOLITAN'S BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN JUNE 2023'Funny, direct ... and romantic' - The Guardian'Compelling and insightful' - Glamour'Whip-smart' - Irish Independent'Come along with me on this sh!tty ride or bail out now. It's your choice . . .'When Freya collapses and wakes up with a temporary ileostomy bag on her stomach, her dreams of the perfect summer go down the toilet. Instead of partying in the Algarve, she's packed off to 'Poo Camp' - a place for kids with bowel disease to 'bond'.And thing...