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Louise Spilsbury
This is an illustrated introduction to poverty and hunger around the world. It explains the issues through text and images, and raises the possibility of helping people affected by them.
Walter Dean Myers
The memoir centres on a boy's changing hopes: reading and writing matter to him, while difficult circumstances lead him to question himself and his values.
Livi Michael
This is an adventurous historical novel that places two vulnerable siblings amid harsh nineteenth-century poverty. Its fast-changing journey offers suspense, vivid Manchester settings and questions about family, survival and social change.
Diane Dakers
A concise life story about moving from poverty into broadcasting, talk-show success and independent production, with attention to Winfrey's public influence and the admiration and criticism surrounding it.
Harrison, Paul
A compact introduction to Pope Francis’s background, Catholic belief and church structures, with attention to his public leadership, humility, concern for poor people and views on issues affecting the Catholic Church.
Richard Panchyk
A broad, structured introduction to New York City’s history, linking people, places, politics, geography, conflict and change. It suits a reader who enjoys learning through chronological chapters and visual material, with optional hands-on activities alongside the historical account.
Brian Baumgart
A broad introduction to how teenagers’ lives can differ across Mexico, linking place and economic circumstances with education, technology, heritage and traditions.
Julia Finley Mosca
This offers an accessible introduction to a pioneering doctor and inventor, combining a poetic life story with scientific and historical detail. Its strongest appeal is the connection between personal ambition, medical discovery and wider questions of equality.
Rex Ogle
This is a serious memoir about a child navigating poverty, school exclusion, racism and violent home relationships. Alongside distressing experiences, it includes friendship, sibling joy, Abuela’s influence and moments of perseverance.
A visually led introduction to a pioneering fossil hunter, linking Mary Anning’s life with discoveries about fossils, evolution, geology and palaeontology. It combines biography with factual explanation and reconstructed imagery.
Kieran Larwood
A dark, energetic mystery about an unusual group protecting overlooked children. Its strongest offering is a determined heroine, an ensemble built around difference and friendship, and a vividly grim historical setting.
Michael Burgan
A historical introduction to how Jacob Riis used photography and writing to draw public attention to slum poverty and immigrant hardship, while showing that reform did not end urban poverty.
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