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KS3: Diverse Fiction
Run, Rebel Manjeet Mann When Amber runs, it's the only time she feels completely free - far away from her claustrophobic home life. Her father wants her to be a dutiful daughter, waiting for an arranged marriage like her sister Ruby. Running is a quiet rebellion. But...
KS3: Graphic Novels
Cross My Heart and Never Lie Nora Dåsnes Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing a diary, getting a cool look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and sharing everything with them. But when she starts school,...
KS3: New History
Nelson, Hero of the Seas Dominic Sandbrook and Edward Bettison The world is at war, and oceans have become battlefields. Napoleon Bonaparte, tyrant of France, has crushed one country after another. Now his cruel eyes are fixed on Britain. Only one man can stop him -...
Positive books on disabilities for older children
Major and Mynah Karen Owen and Louise Forshaw Getting your first hearing aids can be nerve-wracking; especially when you have to wear them to school. When Callie realises her new hearing aids - 'the Slugs' - give her the unique ability to communicate with Bo the Mynah...
Books on Mindfulness
Mighty Mindsets Niamh Doyle and Carol Betera How does your brain work, and what does it have to do with moods? Why do you sometimes feel anxious, cross or afraid, and what can you do about it? How can breathing, looking at a snowglobe, or changing what the voice...
Books on Tantrums
Sometimes I Just Won't Timothy Knapman and Joe Berger Being a toddler is an emotional rollercoaster. Some days you want to put your coat on, you don't mind sharing and you can't wait to have your bath. There are days when you're the first to slide down the biggest...
Books on Changing Families
Always Your Stepdad Stephanie Stansbie and Tatiana Kamshilina Whatever you do, wherever you go, whoever you become - I'll always be your stepdad. This lyrical love letter of a book explores the unique challenges, joys and experiences of becoming a blended family....
Books on Feelings
What Are You Feeling? Daniel Gray-Barnett An illustrated guide to emotions that helps children identify and articulate how they are really feeling, 'What Are You Feeling?' aims to develop emotional literacy for children aged 5-8 years. It is a book about finding...
Books on Kindness
The Station Cat Stephen Hogtun A lonely little kitten wanders into a dull, grey station, full of dull, grey people. Her colourful fur and bright green eyes bring warmth and life to this weary place, and soon people begin to notice the kitten. As she learns about the...
Books on Autism
Speak Up! Rebecca Burgess Twelve-year-old Mia is just trying to navigate a world that doesn't understand her true autistic self. While she wishes she could stand up to her bullies, she's always been able to express her feelings through singing and songwriting, even...
Books on ADHD
This That What Katy Ashworth and Colleen Larmour Meet Kiki - whose brain is a hullaballoo! Her brain goes a mile a minute - and sometimes she wishes it would just stop! This joyful and emotional rhyming story brings us inside Kiki's mind, and celebrates the way she...
Books on Equality and Diversity
A Kids Book About Equality Billie Jean King Teach your child that our differences make us unique and are to be celebrated. Gender inequality is something that happens in lots of ways, every day. But it doesn't have to! This book helps kids to notice when things are...
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