Non-fiction books to help teens understand the world around them
Non-fiction books can be a great tool to help teenagers explore and investigate problems in their lives and around the world.
These fantastic books explore the issues facing young people today - from the demonization of the working class to gang culture to sexuality, while others help explain how the world has ended up where it has.
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Mind Your Head
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Mind Your Head
In this upfront and accessible book, Juno Dawson tackles all things mental health. Packed with practical advice, guidance from cli…
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This Book Will Save the Planet
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This Book Will Save the Planet
This powerful book for older readers explores links between inequality and the climate crisis, with suggestions about how to effec…
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How to Be a Bawse
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How to Be a Bawse
Lilly Singh is a phenomenally successful YouTuber known as Superwoman, and that's a name rightly earned if this book is anything t…
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Marley Dias Gets It Done and So Can You!
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Marley Dias Gets It Done and So Can You!
Marley Dias describes her campaign to find 1,000 books featuring black girl protagonists, and also provides insight on what it is …
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The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II
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The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II
A fascinating family memoir and a very personal story about terrible loss, The Missing describes the impact of the Holoc…
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You Will Be Okay
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You Will Be Okay
This gentle guide for children experiencing feelings of grief and loss is written by Julie Stokes, a clinical psychologist and fou…
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Failosophy: a handbook for when things go wrong
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Failosophy: a handbook for when things go wrong
Written by the award-winning author and podcaster Elizabeth Day, this is a sensible, kind and practical tool for all teenagers (an…
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A Better Day: Your Positive Mental Health Handbook
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A Better Day: Your Positive Mental Health Handbook
An upbeat and positive book which feels perfectly pitched at lower secondary school kids and will no doubt be hugely helpful for m…
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Girlhood Unfiltered
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Girlhood Unfiltered
Twenty Black teenage girls reflect on girlhood and its joys and challenges. A powerful and important collection that amplifies the…
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The Bigger Picture: Women Who Changed the Art World
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The Bigger Picture: Women Who Changed the Art World
For thousands of years, the work of brilliant female creatives has gone unappreciated, whether they were taking part in weaving, s…
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Fearless! How to be your true, confident self
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Fearless! How to be your true, confident self
A self-help guide for youngsters struggling with self-esteem, peer pressure or ‘fitting in’.
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Managing Your Money
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Managing Your Money
This clear, concise non-fiction guide to managing money for young people explores a range of topics, including setting a budget, o…
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What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Qu...
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What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Qu...
This timely and excellent book explores what it means to be a man in today’s society. It poses thought-provoking questions to…
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What is Humanism?
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What is Humanism?
What is the purpose of life? Where do moral values come from? Can you be good without God or religion? This straightforward book l…
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What is Gender?
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What is Gender?
An informative, no-nonsense guide looking at the concept of gender and the different issues surrounding it, featuring personal sto…
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Persepolis
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Persepolis
Persepolis is Satrapi's history of Iran and her life in Iran and France as she tries to retain her Iranian culture but also grow u…
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Politics for Beginners
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Politics for Beginners
It's increasingly important for young people to learn about politics and how they can get involved. This engaging book introduces …
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I am Malala
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I am Malala
This is the real life story of one of the most incredible and inspirational young people in the world. Reading this book might jus…
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The Girl Guide: 50 lessons in learning to love your chang...
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The Girl Guide: 50 lessons in learning to love your chang...
This is a book all tween girls should have. Like a chat with a friend with an excellent sense of humour, The Girl Guide is precise…
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Don't Pick on Me!
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Don't Pick on Me!
This book explores why some people bully, why others are bullied and what you can do to change things
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Hope in a Ballet Shoe
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Hope in a Ballet Shoe
Michaela takes the reader with her from the joys and struggles of her early life in Sierra-Leone to the challenges and delights of…
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You Are Awesome
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You Are Awesome
An accessible, funny self-help manual for pre-teens and teenagers, based on Carol Dweck’s growth mindset theory: how to train your…
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Girl Hearts Girl
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Girl Hearts Girl
A real-life memoir about a young person coming to terms with her sexuality and her 'coming out', as well as her first relationship…
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The Reason I Jump
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The Reason I Jump
An invaluable tool for family members trying to understand autistic behaviour but also a fascinating and powerful read in its own …
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