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Award-winning author Luke Palmer masterfully captures the intricate dynamics of teenage friendship in this compelling tale of misadventure, resentment and reconciliation.Biggest goes first – always. That’s one of the unspoken rules of Kiln, the forbidden wasteland where Sam and his mates hang out. So when Sam comes up with a plan to go sledging on the rust-ridden bonnet of a rotting car, he goes first. To show the others how it’s done.His mates aren’t so ke...

Waterstones Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence masterfully captures one girl’s fight for justice in a system stacked against her.When thirteen-year-old Kandi struggles to fit in at her new school, she finds friendship instead with Gordon, a lonely seventeen-year-old who hangs around the local skate park. When a fight turns fatal and Gordon is arrested, Kandi knows what she witnessed could help him – but speaking up leads to consequences she never imagined.

The camera never lies. But AI can … A timely coming-of-age tale about friendship, trust and responsibility from critically acclaimed author Luke Palmer.With AI, anything can be faked. Your face. Your body. Your whole life.When Oli makes a fake video of his friends for a joke, he thinks nothing of it, despite the rift it creates in the group. It’s only when someone does something far worse to his sister that he begins to understand what the real-world conseq...

Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence delivers a powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system.Winner of the 2023 Little Rebels Award and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s really good at.So when her foster mum’s son destroys her latest cre...

An innocent night out to celebrate a sixteenth birthday turns to tragedy in this powerful story of racial intolerance from award-winning author Bali Rai.It’s Arjan’s sixteenth birthday and he’s celebrating with his mates – going to see a film and then get a Nando’s. He’s looking forward to some good banter and wondering what might happen with Jem, who’s been looking at him differently these days …But the night comes to a dramatic and violent end when Arjan is targeted by a ...

Waterstones Children’s Laureate Patrice Lawrence masterfully captures one girl’s fight for justice in a system stacked against her.When thirteen-year-old Kandi struggles to fit in at her new school, she finds friendship instead with Gordon, a lonely seventeen-year-old who hangs around the local skate park. When a fight turns fatal and Gordon is arrested, Kandi knows what she witnessed could help him – but speaking up leads to consequences she never imagined.

The camera never lies. But AI can … A timely coming-of-age tale about friendship, trust and responsibility from critically acclaimed author Luke Palmer.With AI, anything can be faked. Your face. Your body. Your whole life.When Oli makes a fake video of his friends for a joke, he thinks nothing of it, despite the rift it creates in the group. It’s only when someone does something far worse to his sister that he begins to understand what the real-world conseq...

Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence delivers a powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system.Winner of the 2023 Little Rebels Award and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s really good at.So when her foster mum’s son destroys her latest creation, Charlene l...

Award-winning author Luke Palmer masterfully captures the intricate dynamics of teenage friendship in this compelling tale of misadventure, resentment and reconciliation.Biggest goes first – always. That’s one of the unspoken rules of Kiln, the forbidden wasteland where Sam and his mates hang out. So when Sam comes up with a plan to go sledging on the rust-ridden bonnet of a rotting car, he goes first. To show the others how it’s done.His mates aren’t so ke...

Bloomsbury presents The Light in Everything by Katya Balen, read by Louis Hill and Danielle Nott._______________'Original, compulsive, uplifting: this is another triumph for Balen' – Alex O'Connell, The Times Children's Book of the Week'Balen's best book yet: ambitious, funny, spirited, moving, heartfelt and bold all at once. She's a force to be reckoned with' – Ross Montgomery_______________From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carn...

A little girl who desperately wants a dog introduces an imaginary Great Dane called Henry into her home. But then, to her great surprise, she is allowed a real Henry! Was old Mrs Garrow, with her cackling laugh and black cat, responsible for her wish coming true?From the number one author for animal magic comes a wonderful new edition of this much loved classic.

Zeina Abirached, author of the award-winning graphic novel A Game for Swallows, returns with a powerful collection of wartime memories.Abirached was born in Lebanon in 1981. She grew up in Beirut as fighting between Christians and Muslims divided the city streets. Follow her past cars riddled with bullet holes, into taxi cabs that travel where buses refuse to go, and on outings to collect shrapnel from the sidewalk.With striking black-and-white artwork, Abirached r...