Featured Books for 13+ readers
Books of the Month
Moonrise
Sarah Crossan
July 2018 Book of the Month | Shortlisted for the YA Book
Prize 2018 | Shortlisted for the Centre for Literacy in Primary
Poetry Award 2018 | One of Our Books of the Year 2017 |
Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book...
Featured in: 13+ readers | YA readers
Format: Paperback | Released 12/07/2018
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The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree
Paola Peretti
A novel for all ages about a young girl losing her sight, inspired
by the author's own life story. For fans of Wonder, The Little
Prince and The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly Mafalda is a
nine-year-old girl who...
Featured in: YA readers | 13+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 09/08/2018
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Everything All at Once
Steven Camden
In a Nutshell: Pitch-perfect, vibrantly-voiced verse for
secondary school studentsThese poignant, punch-packing
poems explore the varied emotional lives of secondary school pupils
facing the giddy transition from being “the biggest to the
smallest...in the secondary school jungle” like...
Featured in: YA readers | 13+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 12/07/2018
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The Truth About Lies
Tracy Darnton
July 2018 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell:
Mystery, memory, manipulation | A feisty thriller
that fizzes with intrigue, paranoia and a cast of fascinatingly
flawed characters. For Jess “every waking moment is a
flashbulb moment. I recall...
Featured in: YA readers | 13+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 12/07/2018
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Open Road Summer
Emery Lord
In a Nutshell: Road-trip, romance, fame and
friendship Surely one for fans of Jandy
Nelson and Rainbow Rowell, this smart
coming-of-age story reels with romance, life lessons and big
questions about finding your way. Seventeen-year-olds Reagan and
Dee...
Featured in: 13+ readers | YA readers
Format: Paperback | Released 14/06/2018
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Never Say Die
Anthony Horowitz
In a nutshell: simply the best action-packed, stylish
adventure and escapism Anthony Horowitz's announcement
that he was writing a new Alex Rider book was one of the best bits
of literary news of the last year. Now the book is...
Featured in: 13+ readers | 11+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 05/07/2018
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Mud
Emily Thomas
July 2018 Debut of the Month | Based on the
author's own unconventional upbringing on a Thames Barge,
Mud is an unusual and touching roman a clef. Lydia
tells her father he is ruining her life when he announces that...
Featured in: 13+ readers | 11+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 05/07/2018
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The Tiger on His Back
Bernard Ashley
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a
nutshell: tense, contemporary and thought-provoking teenage drama
| An eye-catching tattoo of a tiger links four people in
Bernard Ashley's new book. Against her parents' wishes, Sofia has a
tiger head...
Featured in: 13+ readers | 11+ readers
Format: Paperback | Released 15/06/2018
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Little Liar
Julia Gray
In a nutshell: YA psychological thriller, as twisty as they
come | This story begins in a spiritual retreat. 17 year
old Nora is there to recover from an accident and promises readers
she will describe the chain of events...
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Format: Paperback | Released 07/06/2018
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Last Month's Featured Books
Where the World Ends
Geraldine McCaughrean
Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 | Shortlisted for
the UKLA 2018 Book Award | In a nutshell: beautifully written,
totally original, mesmerising storytelling In the summer
of 1727...
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Starry Eyes
Jenn Bennett
In a Nutshell: Summer of romance, revelations, friendship
and feuds Stars collide and sparks fly in this
electrifying story of a wildly unforgettable summer.
Thought-provoking, funny and flooded with energy,...
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Midnight
Derek Landy
In a Nutshell: Can a coldblooded killer be curtailed as
time ticks down? Following hot on the heels of
Resurrection, this eleventh instalment of Skulduggery Pleasant's
incomparable exploits offers everything...
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My Messed-Up Life
Susin Nielsen
June 2018 Book of the Month | In a Nutshell: Problem
parents | Dealing with change | Loads of LOLs | Hilarious
and heartfelt Judy Blume-brilliant tale of a girl who's...
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The Weight of a Thousand Feathers
Brian Conaghan
Heart wrenching, honest, funny and bold, this exceptional novel
about the life, loves and agonies of a young carer, and the love
between a mum and her sons, is a...
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My Box-Shaped Heart
Rachael Lucas
In a Nutshell: Fractured families | First love | Fresh
starts | 16-year-old Holly feels like an outsider, except
when she's swimming at her local pool: “Under the surface,
deep in...
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The Dark Prophecy
Rick Riordan
In a nutshell: epic adventure, story-telling
genius It's not easy being immortal in Rick Riordan's
Greek-myth inspired sagas, and Apollo has every right to feel fed
up in this one....
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Shadowblack
Sebastien de Castell
In a Nutshell: Magic | Murder | Mystical plague |
This satisfying sequel to Spellslinger sizzles
with sorcery, secrets and a slathering of swindle and comes
highly-recommended for fans of...
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The Extinction Trials: Exile
S.M. Wilson
In a Nutshell: Dystopian dangers, deadly dinosaurs =
Jurassic Park meets The Hunger Games | Pounding hot on the
clawed heels of its primeval predecessor, this second installment
of...
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Rhythm and Poetry
Karl Nova
Winner of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award
2018 The first published collection from Hip Hop poet Karl
Nova has a refreshing directness, honesty and authenticity. Many of
the...
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Rising Stars
Ruth Awolola, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Abigail Cook, Jay Hulme, Amina Jama
Highly Commended in the Centre for Literacy in Primary
Poetry Award 2018 Five emerging writer-performers are
showcased in a book which is a blend of anthology & individual
collections. Ruth Awolola...
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The Family Tree
Mal Peet
June 2018 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: themes of
fatherhood, memory and guilt explored in haunting YA
novella Mal Peet, who died in 2015, wrote with
extraordinary...
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Ash Princess
Laura Sebastian
June 2018 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: Rebellion,
romance and an imprisoned princess set on revenge This
ambitiously epic fantasy debut sees a captive princess rise...
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All of This Is True
Lygia Day Penaflor
June 2018 Debut of the Month | In a
Nutshell: Heroine-worship | Manipulation | Betrayal | This
cool concept, genre-subverting page-turner sees a group of affluent
teenagers enmesh themselves...
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Eve of Man
Tom Fletcher, Giovanna Fletcher
The first novel in a compelling dystopian series, co-authored by
Tom and Giovanna Fletcher. What if the fate of humanity was down to
you?
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Suffragette The Battle for Equality
David Roberts
Of all the books about the campaign for women's suffrage in this
the centenary year of some women being given the vote, David
Roberts's is the most beautiful to look...
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More Featured Books
The One Memory of Flora Banks
Emily Barr
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | Longlisted for the
Branford Boase Award 2018 | One...
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Straight Outta Crongton
Alex Wheatle
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | From the
acclaimed author of Liccle Bit and Crongton Knights, comes another
story from the South Crong council estate.
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La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One
Philip Pullman
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | One of Our
Books of the Year 2017 | November
2017...
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You Are Awesome
Matthew Syed
May 2018 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the
Month April & May 2018 Table tennis champion Matthew
Syed offers his very best advice on how...
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Indigo Donut
Patrice Lawrence
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | One of Our Books
of the Year 2017 | In a Nutshell: Soaring soundtrack to resilience
and love Real-life grit, gripping mystery,...
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It Only Happens in the Movies
Holly Bourne
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | October 2017 Book
of the Month A feast of feel-good funniness and feminism
that cleverly contrasts the impossible magic of movie romance...
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Moonrise
Sarah Crossan
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 |
Shortlisted for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award
2018 | One of Our Books of the Year 2017 |
Shortlisted for the...
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Potter's Boy
Tony Mitton
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 |
The first novel by acclaimed poet Tony Mitton (winner of the CLPE
Poetry Award - the only award for published poetry for...
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A Face Like Glass
Frances Hardinge
In a Nutshell: Intrigue and artisanal invention in an Alice
in Wonderland world An endlessly inventive adventure
through the twisting tunnels of a subterranean city that's sent
reeling by...
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Fly By Night
Frances Hardinge
Winner of the Branford Boase Prize 2006 Fly By
Night is a wholly original fantasy peopled with a cast of unusual
characters whose adventures unravel at a breathtaking pace.
Mosca...
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Gullstruck Island
Frances Hardinge
A hugely imaginative and inventive fantasy, Gullstruck Island is
the wonderful creation of a whole new world in which some of the
strangest things happen. Arilou is a Lost, a...
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Things a Bright Girl Can Do
Sally Nicholls
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | February
2018 Book of the Month This inspirational
novel about three young Suffragettes from very different
backgrounds is at once a riveting...
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A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars
Yaba Badoe
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 | In a
Nutshell: Circus girl searches for roots amidst real-world
cruelties A dazzlingly powerful kaleidoscope of magic
realism, folklore and the...
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I Stop Somewhere
T. E. Carter
May 2018 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: Intense
exposé of extreme misogyny and male privilege An
unflinching novel about brutally toxic masculinity, male collusion
and how justice systems...
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The Beast Awakens
Joseph Delaney
In a Nutshell: Fresh
folkloric frights from a master of spine-tingling
storytelling This first timelessly terrifying tale in a
new series from the creator of The Spook's Apprentice confirms...
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Dear Martin
Nic Stone
May 2018 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: Striving for
goodness when the world has you down as bad Picture this.
You're an honors student with a top...
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Cuckoo Song
Frances Hardinge
Frances Hardinge creates a brilliant sense of menace in this
chillingly dark fairy story . Something sinister, beyond just
getting wet, happens to Triss when she falls into the Grimmer....
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The Lie Tree
Frances Hardinge
Award-winning Frances Hardinge is spellbinding is this hugely
entertaining and dramatic Victorian thriller. When Faith's father
dies suddenly she knows she must try to find out exactly what he
was...
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A Skinful of Shadows
Frances Hardinge
May 2018 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the
Month May 2018 | Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year
2017 Award-winning Frances Hardinge's latest novel
bubbles...
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Skylarks
Karen Gregory
In a Nutshell: Falling in love, taking a stand, and
standing tall Exploring an unforgettable relationship
between two young women and obstructive social inequalities, this
is a thoroughly thought-provoking,...
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The Wonder of Us
Kim Culbertson
In a Nutshell: Rollercoaster road trip, relationships and
forging fresh paths Brimming with coming-of-age dilemmas,
romance and tonnes of transformative on-the-road experiences, this
is an ideal summer read for...
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How to Write a Love Story
Katy Cannon
In a Nutshell: A feel-good feast of
romance, writing and one glorious gran “When your
whole family is obsessed with Love and Romance it sets some pretty
high expectations, believe me”,...
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White Rabbit, Red Wolf
Tom Pollock
In a Nutshell: Murderous mystery, mental
health and maths This explosively unique page-turner sees
a seventeen-year-old maths genius with anxiety disorder become
embroiled in a treacherous world of espionage following...
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The Colour of the Sun
David Almond
This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the
bestselling author of Skellig. This an outstanding novel full of
warmth and light, from a multi-award-winning author. David
Almond says: 'I...
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Lord of Shadows
Cassandra Clare
In a Nutshell: Epic fantasy packed with passion and
paranormal intrigue There are dark dangers and dilemmas
aplenty in this glamorous, gripping sequel to Lady Midnight, second
in The Dark...
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SLAY
Kim Curran
When Milly arrives home to discover her mum has been taken over by
something very evil, she finds herself in mortal danger. But the
last people she expects to rescue...
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The Wheel of Surya
Jamila Gavin
Selected by a distinguished independent panel of experts
including our editorial expert, Julia Eccleshare, for Diverse
Voices - 50 of the best Children's Books celebrating cultural
diversity in the UK....
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Charmcaster
Sebastien de Castell
Kellen, Reichis and Ferius are on their way to Gitabria, a city
where amazing inventions are dreamed up and sold across the land of
the Seven Sands. But when the...
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The Faceless Ones
Derek Landy
Prize winning Skulduggery Pleasant is back for a third thrilling
adventure. Along with his side-kick Stephanie, Skulduggery, the
skeleton detective, must stand up to the Faceless Ones in a
typically...
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