The Space We’re In

By

Katya Balen

‘I am ten and Max is five.’ You wonder why a book opens with these words, but as as you read further it become apparent these are very powerful words...
Teen, Teen Fiction, Young Adult
A Velocity of Being: Letters to A Young Reader

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edited by Maria Popova, Claudia Bedrick

By the time she was in third grade Poet, naturalist and essayist Diane Ackerman already knew where to find heroes, monsters and so much more. Caroline Paul discovered books were...
Childrens, Teen
Harry Potter – A History of Magic The Book of the Exhibition

By

British Library

In October 2017 The British Library opened the exhibition Harry Potter: A History Of Magic, making this the first major exhibition to explore the many aspects of JK Rowling’s beloved...
Teen, Young Adult
So That’s How I Began

By

Gina Dawson Illustrated by Alex Mankiewicz

Children are curious little people, always asking questions, with an endless the desire to learn and understand new things in life. There comes a time when they want to know...
Childrens, Teen
Fantastically Great Women Who Worked Wonders

By

Kate Pankhurst

Kate Pankhurst is back with the next line-up of magnificent women who defied societies strict rules relating to women, and went on to make a huge difference with her latest...
Childrens, Teen
The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars

By

Jaclyn Moriarty

A wonderful, mysterious and massive tale has once again been delivered into the world of young literature from the pen of Jaclyn Moriarty, as she returns to the world of...
Childrens, Teen
The Afterwards

By

A.F. Harrold. Illustrated: Emily Gravett

December, 'Ember' and Happiness 'Ness' are the best of friends and when something so terrible happens to Ness, it leaves Ember wondering why, what happened and refusing to accept that...
Childrens, Teen
101 Weird Words (and Three Fakes) From Ambidextrous to Zugzwang

By

David Astle

Just in time for the summer silly season is the very fascinating 101 Weird Words (and three fakes) from the master of words, David Astle. He has dredged through the...
Childrens, Teen
THE SPACE RACE

By

Angelina Yalda

The Space Race is something  younger generations may not relate too all that easily, but back in the 1950’s and 1960’s Russia and the United States of America competed to...
Childrens, Teen
Famous Family Trees

By

Kari Hauge and illustrated by Vivien Mildenberger

This beautifully presented children’s hardback book is a fascinating look at history through the family tree. Shakespeare, Cleopatra, and Genghis Khan are three of the people on the front cover...
Childrens, Teen
Athena: The Story of a Goddess

By

Imogen and Isabel Greengerg

Many people have heard of Athena from Greek Mythology and know she is a Goddess, but not many know her life story. This very carefully adapted tale tells of her...
Childrens, Teen
We See the Stars

By

Kate van Hooft

Simon is an eleven year old boy and like most kids his age he is struggling to make sense of the world he lives in, and the life and people...
Teen, Teen Fiction, Teen-Crime