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Children's books set in Yorkshire

If you live in or are from Yorkshire (or just going there on your holidays), you may be looking for books set there to share with your child. After all, a familiar location can sometimes help them relate to the story and feel a bigger connection. Here are just a few of our favourites for you to check out.

  • The Secret Garden

    by Francis Hodgson Burnett 

    2010 9 to 14 years 

    • Adventure
    • Chapter books
    • Classics
    • Disability
    • Mobility/​wheelchair

    When the spoilt and bad-tempered Mary is orphaned at the age of ten, she is sent from India to live with her hunchback uncle on the Yorkshire Moors. This classic novel is a satisfying and absorbing read.

  • Murder For Two

    by Niyla Farook 

    2025 9 to 14 years 

    A lively, entertaining, sleuthing adventure with a multicultural cast of characters and focussing on family relationships. 

  • Birdie

    by J P Rose 

    2024 9 to 14 years 

    • Adventure
    • Coming-of-age
    • Historical

    In the context of a compelling adventure story, incorporating social history and life-threatening drama, mixed-race Birdie experiences shocking racism but also finds unexpected friendship.  

  • Son of the Circus: A Victorian Story

    by E L Norry, illustrated by Alette Straathof 

    2019 9 to 14 years 

    Twelve-year-old Ted discovers he has roots in the circus and must join his father’s company for the first time to discover his own talent! Great for history buffs and those looking for historical fiction featuring people of colour.

  • The Railway Children

    by E Nesbit, illustrated by C E Brock 

    2012 9 to 14 years 

    • Classics

    Now nearly 100 years old, this story centres on the lives of three children whose comfortable, middle-class existence ends when their father has to go away unexpectedly.

  • Skellig

    by David Almond 

    9 to 14 years 

    • Classics
    • Coming-of-age
    • Fantasy

    Exploring a ramshackle garage with his new-found friend Mina, Michael discovers a strange, magical creature who needs his help. A contemporary classic.

  • Withering Tights

    by Louise Rennison 

    2010 9 to 14 years 

    • Chapter books
    • Coming-of-age
    • Funny
    • Love and romance

    When Tallulah’s parents pack her off to an am-dram college, she hopes she will become a toppity-top-actress type. Infectiously mad and hilariously dramatic, Withering Tights is unputdownable.

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