Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions

Paper Butterflies

Stand By Me meets We Were Liars – a heartbreaking and stunning breakout novel for teenagers from the award-nominated author of Seed.

June’s life at home with her stepmother and stepsister is a dark one – and a secret one. Not even her father knows about it. She’s trapped like a butterfly in a jar.

PUMPKIN PIE

Jacqueline Wilson calls Jean’s books “Funny, funky, feisty – and fantastic reads” and Pumpkin Pie is no exception, especially now it’s sporting a gorgeous new cover look!

Glitter

A stunning new cover look for the second novel from Kate Maryon – the sensational new voice of tween girl fiction.Liberty’s family is super-rich but when her dad loses his job, she has to learn that not all that glitters is gold…

Melrose and Croc – Friends For Life (Melrose and Croc)

Melrose and Croc return in style in this beautiful picture book adventure, all about being the very best of friends. From the creator of the Blue Kangaroo series, these adorable characters will soon be your best friends too!

I’m Alice, I Think

The hilarious diary of Alice and her attempts to survive the embarrassments that are her parents, the small-minded nature of her hometown, and her own struggle to fit in. Highly observant, satirical and wise.

Big Mouth and Ugly Girl

Hard-hitting, page-turning and celebratory of friendship in unlikely circumstances, Joyce Carol Oates’ sure touch with small town life hits home in her first young adult novel.

Becky Bananas: This Is Your Life

The second title in Jean Ure’s acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form of diaries and letters which make them immediately accessible to children.

Boys on the Brain

Cresta’s diary starts: “My mum! She has boys on the brain!” This is a fun, pacey diary-based story told through the eyes of a typical contemporary girl of 14 in an ‘AB FAB’ kind of family.

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