
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
Ashley doesn't hang out with the other black kids. Her friends are the three white girls she grew up with, and being in the cool, popular...

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
Liz Lighty isn’t one for being the centre of attention; even when the school orchestra is playing her arrangement of a piece, Liz would...

Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
In a first attempt to review Heartstopper, I had written: - Charlie Spring - Nick Nelson - Soft fluffy boys (+ pup) - I CRY and to be...

Big Bones by Laura Dockrill
Bluebell loves her food. Whether it be crumpets oozing butter, caramel waffles melting over hot drinks, pomegranates, noodles, fruit...

Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles
From my experience, if you want to work in a bookshop then the best place to start is by loving books and bookshops themselves - and for...

Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Apollinia Apostolopoulou (or Apple, as we the readers know her), has one major wish: she wants her mum to come back from America and be a...

Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
Everyone who works in The Alligator's Mouth is a feminist (non-feminists are not allowed cake), but if we weren't already committed to...

Troublemakers by Catherine Barter
Political activism is an unusual and refreshing subject for teen fiction, and Catherine Barter approaches it with great skill. This is a...

Encounters by Jason Wallace
Have you ever known what it feels like not to be believed? The six children who share the narration of Encounters all have a different...

Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
Parker Grant has a set of rules to get her through life. These rules go from number 1 (Don't deceive me. Ever) to number infinity (There...