Young Adult Contemporary

Life in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in the next life with the benevolence of the Mayker....

Baloney and friends are reaching for the stars-but not without some funny obstacles along the way! Whether they're creating a masterpiece, destroying a birthday cake, or debating online comments about...

Ever since the sudden deaths of his parents, seventeen-year-old Hugh has developed a serious preoccupation with endings. And when he discovers that high-school outcast Olivia Moon can't die, things start...

'Gripping - a joy of a story' Robin Stevens Shortlisted for the Shrewsbury Book Award and the Warwickshire Book Award When ten-year-old Liam moves house to be closer to his...

A hilarious adventure story for fans of John Boyne and David Almond's younger fiction.Twins Burt and Camilla are in competition with each other about everything. So they jump at the...

"Cranks up the fun factor to eleven." Philip Ardagh "So much fun!" Katie Tsang "Good for newly developing readers." Primary Times Laugh-out-loud school-based antics, illustrations AND evil headteachers make this...

A wonderful novel full of the extremes and incongruity of young adult life with a cast of likable and immediately recognisable characters. In this book, teenagers are allowed to laugh...

Sixteen-year-old Cherokee Salamanca is thrilled with the idea of visiting London. She's fed up with her family and with Brooklyn. Brooklyn is about as romantic and as interesting as a...

Our world is about to change in ways we can barely imagine. KILLER T is a novel about growing up in that world. Harry and Charlie are teenagers whose lives...

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE " A truly brilliant book. " Malorie Blackman...

Clara has lived a life of solitude, home schooled under her mean uncle's strict regime . . . Until now! Her uncle's house has been losing staff and furniture as...

A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * An ALA/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection Read the book Morris...

A dark YA tale of love, loss and the supernatural from Queen of Teen Juno Dawson, collaborating for the first time with prize-winning illustrator Alex T. Smith. Since the crash,...

Lucky to be rich. Lucky to be famous. Lucky to be alive. 'I loved Dead Lucky. It was gripping, refreshing and wonderfully told: Andreina is brilliant at misdirection, so I...

'A delicious, evocative story' THE GUARDIAN From the author of THE POET X comes a sumptuous prose novel, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas' On the Come Up , Justin...

Being on time is an art--an art most of families have yet to master. From spilling coffee to misplacing keys, we've all dealt with the many things that can derail...

Until the mid-1800s, no-one really knew what a dinosaur was - let alone what one looked like. So when Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built the first life-size models he dazzled...

Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping historical drama from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney,...

It's just an ordinary day for Tom Zurbo-Goldblatt. The possibility of romance with his dream girl. Powerful friendships to forge. Wrongs to right. The ultimate test of survival against the...

The book titled Ranger's Apprentice 2: The Burning Bridge by the author John Flanagan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In this hilarious follow-up novel to the New York Times bestseller I Hate Everyone But You, long distance best friends Ava and Gen have finally made it to the same...

There are no fairy tale endings in middle school. Greta Starr has one dream: to be a famous reporter. Unfortunately she's been assigned to write for the paper's most boring...

From Emmy Award winner Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye and #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy comes a bighearted story about friendship, love-and discovering the secrets and...

Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010 - The first book in the hilarious series from the original Queen of Teen . You'll laugh your tights off . ....

Samuel is the only ordinary human boy in a world full of magic. Adopted by goblins he dreams of being just like them: with their wicked sense of humour, love...

The book titled A Pig's Tale by the author Anne-Maree Rolley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The fourth intriguing mystery featuring Lady Grace, Maid of Honour and special secret investigator to Queen Elizabeth I. Everyone at the Royal Court was so excited today - the marvellous...

Arnold Ruben has created a memory machine, a utopia housed in a picture palace, where the happiest memories replay forever, a haven in which he and his precious daughter can...

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY meets BUGSY MALONE for 9+ readers. In a city where candy is a crime and biscuits have been banned, Nelle Faulkner is a 12-year-old private...

A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia Will Maia ever fit in with the Gems? Maia's just...

A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia A junior fiction series written in partnership with Netball Australia Is being a Gem enough for determined Lily? Lily comes...

Take a refreshing look at Asperger's Syndrome with a character who will win your heart. Meet Jack, a ten-year-old with Asperger's Syndrome. Jack doesn't always see the world in the...

Molly Moon has just found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time! A conniving, super-rich maharaja has abducted Molly and Petula the pug and whisked them back to...

In this hilarious illustrated novel about the chaos of the creative process, Pam and Eliot are back-and creating comics for their local newspaper this time! But when their careers start...

The first book in the hilarious Jess Jackson series from much-loved author and comedian Catherine Wilkins, with a new cover illustrated by Katie Abey - perfect for fans of Lottie...

Who will win the title of World's Most Record-Breaking Family? The Whipples? Or the Goldwins? Arthur Whipple hasn't broken a single world record. But he may be his record-breaking family's...

"Absolutely enthralling and genuinely terrifying." -Kit Frick, author of I Killed Zoe Spanos and Very Bad People I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House...

THE EXTRAORDINARY NEW YA NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF IF I STAY , GAYLE FORMAN. 'Gayle Forman reigns as the queen of breaking hearts with a touch of magic' -...

This tender, sweet, and hilarious novel about growing up with a loving family and a perfectly rambunctious dog "balances moments of hilarity with poignancy" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review)....

Love arrives at the most unexpected time . . . 1821: Elias Roch has ghastly luck with women. He met Josephine De Clare once and penned dozens of letters hoping...

Teachers are all around us -- it's time to give them a gold star! The new bestseller from the creators of IF I WAS PRIME MINISTER. School teachers teach us...

"BANG!" Gunshots echo through the gym. Two heavily armed students, Gary and Brendan, hold their classmates hostage at a high school dance. Their targets: the football players and teachers who...

'This thrilling adventure has it all! A huge heart, a fantastic plot and an irresistible superhero. I was swept away into Jed Greenleaf's world of magical oak forests, dastardly villains...

A wonderfully atmospheric story about holistic mysticism, the unexplainable and the power of female friendship. From Carnegie-shortlisted author of On Midnight Beach. Suzy Button is grieving. Grieving for her dead...

A masterful sequel to Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy debut, That Self-Same Metal. There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the...

1930, London Theatre Land. Charley has grown up behind the curtain in London's West End; she has even begun taking a turn on stage. But her dreams of being a...

A fourth instalment in the highly popular GIRLS series for older readers, from bestseller Jacqueline Wilson. Ellie, Magda and Nadine are back - but they're not very happy! Ellie's glorious...