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A broad historical survey combines movement, conflict and individual lives, including artists, workers and people challenging racial exclusion.
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A broad historical survey combines movement, conflict and individual lives, including artists, workers and people challenging racial exclusion.
Noel Streatfeild
This is a time-travel story that uses six children’s visits to different periods to explore England’s past. History is joined to questions about how people are governed and treated.
Sonia Levitin
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Elizabeth Honey
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John Stephens
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Sabina Khan
This is a socially engaged coming-of-age story about belonging, prejudice and resistance. Its emotional centre is Zara’s effort to protect her family and future while remaining true to her identity and connected to people who support her.
Jamila Gavin
A historically rooted survival and migration story, centred on siblings whose loyalty persists through violence, poverty, separation and an unfamiliar culture. It offers substantial scope for thinking about belonging and family responsibility.
Pari Thomson
This is a richly imagined fantasy adventure about searching for a missing parent while navigating a hidden botanical world. It offers magical danger, family revelations, environmental stakes and questions about belonging.
Benjamin Zephaniah
This is a migration and coming-of-age story about Leonard, who leaves Jamaica for Britain and learns to live with separation, racism and questions of belonging. It also brings the Windrush generation’s history and later injustice into a personal story.
Manjeet Mann
Expect a compact, poetic story with two narrative voices, intense emotions and significant moral and social issues. Its short verse sections may aid momentum, while the subject matter can remain deeply affecting.
Khaled Hosseini
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This is a historical mystery-adventure about loyalty, investigation and survival amid crowded, dangerous city streets. Its strongest appeal may be the determined young detective partnership, while crime, pursuit and imprisonment give the story a serious edge.