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Bridget, Carmen, Tibby and Lena have been inseparable all their lives and are about to embark on their first summer apart.

This Swedish story retains its continental flavour. Largely light and humorous in tone, the book nonetheless touches on feelings of loss, grief and change

Marianne and her mother live an insular life in 19th century Grimsby. They are restricted by poverty and their shame in Marianne’s illegitimacy.

A dance story with a difference, Dreamer Ballerina tells the story of small town girl Casey Quinn, who just can’t keep her toes from tapping.

Bruno is exploring his new home at 'Out-With' when he meets Shmuel, who lives on the other side of a fence which surrounds a large camp in the grounds.

Lolly has always been lucky but a series of catastrophes at home threaten both her family life and her experience at school

Flash’s plane goes down in the desert, and he is discovered – injured and clutching an instant camera – by two children, Sutira and Olu, who take him back to their village.

How does a sweet and innocent child grow up to be so bitter and twisted that she is prepared not only to kill those she considers to be enemies but also to blow herself up in the process?

Adam and Salim find themselves part of opposing armies in the Europe-wide Christian crusade against Sultan Saladin's Islamic empire.

Collins explores the effects of war and violence on those coming of age, centring her text around Katniss, a girl who faces serious ethical and personal issues.

No. 1 comes to the rescue each and every time his family or the village are in trouble!

When Wilhelmina Silver's home is sold, she is torn from her best friend, her adopted monkey and her pet horse, and banished to an inhospitable boarding school in England.

Ambrosio's award-winning first novel highlights the complexity and far-reaching implications of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem.

City girl Rebecca, spending the summer in a remote East Anglian seaside village, encounters Ferelith, a Goth who lives in a commune.

Fate leads Liam to find an abandoned baby and as a result his life becomes entwined with that of Oliver, an African boy seeking asylum and Crystal, an emotionally damaged girl.

Geena, Amber and Jazz - the Bindi girls - are back! Amber is still keen to further the romance between Auntie and handsome teacher, Mr Aurora, but things go awry...

This contemporary retelling of how Princess Sita is kidnapped by the Demon King and ultimately rescued by her true love, Rama, exudes excitement and exoticism.

Written in an inventive and engaging style, Stravaganza is an an extraordinarily exciting time-slip novel set in both sixteenth-century and contemporary Venice.

Following from Brahmachari's debut novel, Artichoke Hearts, this a thoughtful, tender and uplifting novel, which continues the story of Mira, now two years older, as she negotiates challenging new experiences, the complexities of family and friendship, and the uncertainty of teenage love.

17-year-old Sasha travels to France as a volunteer nurse in an attempt to rescue her beloved brother Tom from a terrible death. But can she really change the future?

This is a journey back in time to the era of the ancient Egyptians, when religion and ritual were central to people's lives.

Auntie Urooj is lonely so Shaima decides to sign her up with the Truly Deeply Muslims online marriage agency. But her new suitor Rasheed isn't all he appears to be...

Engagingly told in alternate chapters by four-foot, thirteen year-old Andi, in the UK, and her eight-foot, sixteen year-old half brother Bernardo, in the Philippines

In this second part of the Street Heroes series, Layburn challenges his readers to examine serious issue of ethics and political morality.

In these stories the Princes learn how to have self-control and wisdom, to be aware of treachery and to seek peace

As well as being a compelling tale of love and friendship, this is an outstanding and thought-provoking exploration of the futility of prejudice.

In this sequel to Amazing Grace, Grace is invited by her father to visit him in Africa. In the Gambia she meets his family and explores new relationships and a new culture.

Ausländer gives a fascinating insight into life in Berlin during WorldWar II – a perspective not frequently portrayed in young adult fiction.

When Sig Andersson is held hostage in his family's cabin in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness, he realises his dead father had an untold story that he must piece together.

The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century.

A superbly-told story of a young rabbit whose dream of travelling overseas comes true.

Discover a collection of extraordinary letters in this magical new volume of short stories.

The combination of an Ancient Greek setting, together with a leading character who is a vain and cowardly talking pig, makes for an unusual tale.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the story of 15-year-old schoolgirl Kazuko, who accidentally discovers that she can leap back and forth in time after a strange encounter with a shadowy figure at school.

This gripping story of fashion and war, bandits and paparazzi, is told through the voices of Freya, Khadija and Abdi. All three are searching for their place in the world.

A promising portrayal of an adolescent mind which has been brainwashed by controlling adults into believing that its owner is evil.

In the second instalment of The Grylliad, Gryllus the Pig is hoping to be returned to his true human form but a new threat to the universe means his plans are put on hold...

After a major earthquake in 1951 devastates their lives, Makis and his mother are re-homed in North London, but they face antagonism from both the British and Greek communities.

Much to the disapproval of his parents, Baljit is mad on football and when he is invited to trials at Leicester City, he has to lie about his whereabouts.

Haoyou feels powerless when the man responsible for his father's death demands to marry his mother. Determined to support her himself, the young boy joins a travelling circus.

This moving novel follows Devorah and her sister as they are wrenched from life in Poland to the loneliness of an orphanage and a long, painful journey to South Africa.

A powerful and challenging story, this title is ideal for children with an interest in social issues and the lives of others across the world.

Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrator Jane Ray team up to produce this beautifully crafted collection of folk tales centred around the themes of love and friendship.

As an adolescent, Halo is dragged from the love and security of her unconventional upbringing and sold as a slave.

In this gripping sequel and conclusion to Toby Alone, Toby must find a way to rescue his parents from the hands of the loathsome tyrant, Joe Mitch.

This history of Kubla Khan is in itself fascinating: the illustrations then take this book to another level.

Christophe arrives as a Rwandan refugee in an English primary school, and initially suffers bullying...

This pacy coming-of-age adventure concentrates on the private hopes, dreams and feelings that drive its characters along, but also keeps enough sense of the gritty realities of street life.