Into new worlds as is out for summer
In Catherine Bruton’s
11-year-old Aya and her family have moved to the UK to seek asylum from the war in Syria.When a formidable dance instructor spots Aya practising her steps, she invites her to join her ballet class. Dedicated to “the 11.5 million refugee children around the globe”, this story resonates on many levels.
Jacqueline Wilson’s book, follows the New York adventures of youngVita Marlowe.A notorious conman has cheated her beloved grandfather Jack out of his home soVita determines to right the wrongs, enlisting the help of a young pickpocket.
WRITTEN in free verse, Sarah Crossan’s
tells the story of Allison who’s run away from her abusive father. Homeless and broke, she hides in the shed of an abandoned house but finds that it belongs to Marla, an old lady with dementia.
Marla mistakes Allison for Toffee, a friend from the past – so Allison reinvents herself as Toffee and stays on.This powerful novel is one of the most outstanding young adult reads of the year. Emily Barr’s third thriller for teenagers,
Arty loves her idyllic, back-tonature
is her best yet. life in an Indian forest. But when her community is struck by a terrible illness, she’s thrust into the outside world where people follow her every move, strangers post pictures of her on Instagram and she discovers a family that she didn’t know she had.
Journalist Bryony Gordon has inspired millions with her refreshing frankness about her struggles with mental health.
is her first book for teenage girls and includes some of the life lessons she wishes someone had taught her when she was younger.
She tackles everything from social media to body image and periods and tells teens: “The most powerful thing you can be when you grow up is yourself.”
started life as a Broadway musical. It opens in London this October and now Val Emmich and the show’s creators, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, have turned it into a novel. Teenager Evan Hansen feels invisible.When a classmate commits suicide, Evan pretends the boy was his secret best friend – a lie that becomes increasingly complicated. A perceptive coming-of-age story that will resonate with teens.