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Wendy Meddour
This is a tender story about finding comfort amid displacement, then recognising another child's loneliness. Its emotional centre is Lubna's difficult decision about a treasured object.
Benjamin Zephaniah
This is a serious, emotionally intense story about forced movement, family separation and trying to belong in an unfamiliar country. Its unhappy ending may matter to readers who need preparation for difficult material.
Jewell Parker Rhodes
This is a serious story about racial injustice, bereavement and responsibility. Its supernatural viewpoint lets Jerome observe the consequences of his death while the historical connection to Emmett Till broadens the story beyond one family.
Isaac Fitzsimons
This is a sports-centred coming-of-age story about a transgender teenager balancing football, privacy, romance, family relationships, and the possibility of advocating for other trans young people.
Simon James Green
A warm, humorous queer coming-of-age story set against a restrictive period in British school life. Its romance is developed through reading and anonymous correspondence, while the unusual footnotes, stage directions and editorial asides give the storytelling a playful, self-aware shape.
Sue Divin
A relationship story becomes a way to examine how inherited political, religious and family divisions shape young people’s choices. The book presents reconciliation as fragile, requiring listening, risk and engagement rather than simple agreement.
L. D. Lapinski
This is a warm, issue-led story about a child challenging binary school rules with friends. Its humour and friendship sit alongside sustained frustration, public activism and encounters with adults who misunderstand or minimise Jamie’s identity.
Benjamin Dean
This is an emotionally engaging family story about a child trying to understand separation, a parent’s newly disclosed sexuality and the limits of fixing adult problems. Friendship, humour and Pride’s community provide energy and hope.
Danielle Jawando
This is a socially engaged Manchester story about three Black teenagers whose lives become connected after a stabbing. Its central interest lies in contrasting viewpoints, unequal experiences and the friendships formed in the aftermath.
Adiba Jaigirdar
A warm, issue-rich coming-of-age romance about being seen honestly within family, faith and school life. Its humour and friendships sit alongside serious questions about racism, homophobia and cultural ownership.
Angie Thomas
A serious, emotionally intense story about finding a voice after witnessing fatal police violence. Its family bonds, friendship and activism sit alongside grief, racial injustice, threats, strong language, sexual references, substance use and disturbing violence.
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