Young Adult Books

The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who tells Deka of her true nature: she is an Alaki, a near-immortal with exceptional gifts. The stranger offers her a choice: fight for the Emperor, with others just like her, or be destroyed... Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474959575 • Author:  Namina Forna • Publisher:  Usborne Publishing • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.8 cm

Embark on this collection of 4 relatable, touching and teen-tastic books written by the iconic Jaqueline Wilson. Girls In Love: Ellie, Nadine and Magda are three best friends who couldn't be more different - Ellie is artistic, Nadine is goth, and Magda is all glitz and glam - but they love each other all the same. They're just starting Year Nine, and being a teenager certainly isn't easy. Girls Under Pressure: Magda is tall and glamorous, Nadine is willowy and 'gothic'. And Ellie . . . well, Ellie is just plain normal. The three girls have been best friends forever, but now Ellie is convinced she's fat, Nadine wants to be a model, and Magda worries that her appearance is giving guys the wrong idea. Girls Out Late: Ellie has a boyfriend! And he's really, truly interested in her - not in her best friends, Magda and Nadine! She and oh-so-gorgeous Russell have so much in common - Ellie knows they're made for each other. If only Dad thought so too . . . While Ellie tries her best to cope with Dad's totally unreasonable curfew, Magda's dealing with her crush on a teacher - and Nadine's falling for slimy Liam again. Girls In Tears: The girls are back – but they're not very happy! Ellie's glorious romance with Russell is teetering on the rocks. Magda's lost her pet and is desperately upset (though the others didn't even know she had a hamster!). And Nadine is fed up with the other two lecturing her about the dangers of meeting someone from the internet IRL – she thinks the guy she's chatting to online is wonderful… Titles in this collection: • Girls in Love • Girls Under Pressure • Girls Out Late • Girls in Tears Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780552579254 • Author: Jaqueline Wilson • Publisher: Corgi Childrens Ltd • Format: Boxset

12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood. They’re kings of the court, star players for their school team.  Their father used to be a champion player and they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps.Both on and off the court, there is conflict and hardship which will test Josh’s bond with his brother.  In this heartfelt novel in verse, the boys find that life doesn’t come with a play-book and it's not all about winning. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781783443673 • Author:  Kwame Alexander • Publisher:  Andersen Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.46 cm

A billion-dollar fortune to die for. A deadly game. The winner takes all... Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future. Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why. Now she must move into the mansion she's inherited. It's filled with secrets and codes, and the old man's surviving relatives - a family hell-bent on discovering why Avery got 'their' money. Soon she is caught in a deadly game that everyone in this strange family is playing. But just how far will they go to keep their fortune? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241476178 • Author:  Jennifer Lynn Barnes • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  376 • Dimensions: 13 x 19.6 x 3.3 cm

Two sisters. One throne. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown? Wren Greenrock has always known that one day she would steal her sister’s place in the palace. Trained from birth to avenge her parents’ murder and usurp the princess, she will do anything to rise to power and protect the community of witches she loves. Princess Rose Valhart knows that with power comes responsibility including marriage into a brutal kingdom. Life outside the palace walls is a place to be feared and she is soon to discover that it’s wilder than she ever imagined. Twin sisters separated at birth and raised into entirely different worlds are about to get to know each other’s lives a whole lot better… Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780755503643 • Author: Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber  • Publisher: Electric Monkey • Format: Paperback • Pages: 528 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.3 x 19.8cm

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.  Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407132082 • Author:  Suzanne Collins • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  435 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.9 x 3.4 cm

Meet MC Growls, wannabe rapper and star of the show in this hilarious and heartwarming teen debut. Yeah, they call me Growls, I'm like a tiger on the prowl. King of jungles so you better take a bow. King of concrete so you better say it loud! Shaun (aka MC Growls) is ready to drop his best bars and smash the competition at Raptology. That way, he's convinced Tanisha, his crush, will finally give him a chance. But when a livestream practice goes epically wrong, Growls's dirty laundry is literally exposed. He's finally achieved his dreams of going viral - not in a good way. Now Tanisha won't look at him, he's the joke of the school and there's no way he can show his face at the competition. Will he ever catch a break? Then a new girl on the block who might be just the friend Growls needs appears. Especially when she points out that Raptology could be the answer to his problems after all. . . Step up to the mic! It's MC Growls and he's ready for this. He's steady for this. It's comeback season and they call him comeback king for a reason.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781471413223 • Author:  Nathanael Lessore  • Publisher:  Hot Key Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  272 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 cm

A beautifully written and pacy teen fantasy adventure, set in a world of flying ships, sky cities and powerful paper spirits. Inspired by Asian cultures and exploring themes of empire, slavery and freedom. Kurara has never known any other life than being a servant on board the Midori, but when her party trick of making paper come to life turns out to be a power treasured across the empire, she joins a skyship and its motley crew to become a Crafter. Taught by the gruff but wise Himura, Kurara learns to hunt shikigami – wild paper spirits sought after by the Princess. But are these creatures just powerful slaves, or are they beings with their own souls? And can a teenage girl be the one to help them find their voice – and change the course of an empire? Excellent world-building, a dramatic and pacy plot, and an array of deep and believable characters – explored through multiple perspectives – make this a hugely exciting fantasy adventure debut. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781406399592 • Author: Ann Sei Lin • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1cm

The gripping sequel to the bestselling, award-winning teen thriller Girl, Missing, by million-copy selling author Sophie McKenzie. It's two years after the events of Girl, Missing and life is not getting any easier for sixteen-year-old Lauren – exam pressure and a recent family heartbreak have taken their toll. Hoping some time together away from everything will help, Lauren’s birth mother takes her and her two sisters on holiday, only for tragedy to strike again when one of Lauren’s sisters disappears, under circumstances very similar to those in which Lauren was taken years before. . . perhaps too similar to be a coincidence. Can Lauren save her sister and stop the nightmare from happening all over again? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471185786 • Author: Sophie McKenzie • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 272 • Dimensions: 13 x 1.65 x 19.8cm

What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie? Girl, Missing is the blockbuster bestselling title from Sophie McKenzie. Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past. But when she discovers she may have been snatched from her family as a baby, her whole life suddenly feels like a sham. Could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from her family to seek out the truth, Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781471147999 • Author:  Sophie McKenzie  • Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  320 • Dimensions: 13.2 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm

When everyone's a vicious beast, it's hard to spot the monsters... Beware of the Turned in the first book in a blockbuster teen horror for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant and Stranger Things. Sel Archer lives in a normal town with normal residents, except for one night a month... When the full moon comes out, almost all of the adults turn into werewolves, and it's up to the young people to protect themselves from danger. But, as this quiet life begins to unravel, and the Turned start to escape, can Sel and his friends uncover exactly who – or what – is watching their every move, before it's too late? Welcome, to the town of the turned. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781398520943 • Author:  S.J. Wills • Publisher:  Simon & Schuster Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  320 • Dimensions: 13 x 1.93 x 19.8 cm

It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball … are forfeit. But Sophia doesn't want to be chosen - she's in love with her best friend, Erin, and hates the idea of being traded like cattle. And when Sophia's night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. Alone and terrified, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella's tomb. And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world … An electrifying twist on the classic fairytale that will inspire girls to break out of limiting stereotypes and follow their dreams! Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781526621979 • Author: Kalynn Bayron • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 389 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.7 x 2.9cm

November 1999, North Dana, Massachusetts. The body of Bastion Attia – high school quarterback, secret witch, and Nesbit Nuñez’s even-more-secret boyfriend – is discovered at the edge of Stepwood Cemetery. As Nesbit and his coven of queer misfits investigate Bastion’s death they discover local folktales of Mr. Nous, a terrifying wish-granting creature, one whose gifts come at a terrible price. The coven must do battle against an age-old evil before it strikes again … Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008623494 • Author: Freddie Kolsch • Publisher: Farshore • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 3 x 19.8cm

Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a shocking twist. Buried secrets come to light when two students are targeted by an anonymous bully with an explosive agenda. Hello, Niveus High. It's me. Who am I? That's not important. All you need to know is...I'm here to divide and conquer. - Aces Welcome to Niveus Private Academy, where money paves the hallways, and the students are never less than perfect. Until now. Because anonymous texter, Aces, is revealing the darkest secrets of two students. Talented musician Devon buries himself in rehearsals, but he can't escape the spotlight when his private photos go public. Head girl Chiamaka isn't afraid to get what she wants, but soon everyone will know the price she has paid for power. Someone is out to get them both. Someone who holds all the aces. And they're planning much more than a high-school game...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781474967532 • Author:  Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • Publisher:  Usborne Publishing • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  480 • Dimensions:  13 x 3 x 19.8 cm

Six years have passed since the end of Sister, Missing and Madison is now a teenager.  During a visit to older sister Lauren, she learns that their biological father was an anonymous sperm donor and sets out to track him down.  Her search bears fruit sooner than expected, but is the father she discovers all he seems? As Madison gets drawn into a mysterious investigation involving missing girls and secret hideaways, she finds herself embroiled in more and more danger. . .  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781471185793 • Author: Sophie McKenzie • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  320 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 13 x 1.9cm

A hilarious teen diary series about trying to be cool when you just want to eat chicken nuggets and chat to your pet lizard. Meet Indi. She's new to Manchester with approximately zero friends. Unless you count Gary, who, unfortunately, is a gecko. If Indi's going to find some real mates - and maybe even a boyfriend - she's going to have to FAKE IT. How else is she going to survive her first job in a chippy, which is anything but glam vibes? And how on earth will she attract school crush Johnny Hotpants while smelling like a haddock in a hairnet? Will Indi ever get her first kiss? Will she accept her mum's new boyfriend (yuck)? And will she EVER learn that just being yourself is the most important thing of all?. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781444959727 • Author: Lauren Layfield   • Publisher:  Hodder Children's Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  384 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 3.2 x 19.6 cm

Jude and her twin Noah were incredibly close - until a tragedy drove them apart, and now they are barely speaking. Then Jude meets a cocky, broken, beautiful boy as well as a captivating new mentor, both of whom may just need her as much as she needs them. What the twins don't realize is that each of them has only half the story and if they can just find their way back to one another, they have a chance to remake their world. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781406362220 • Author: Jandy Nelson • Publisher: Walker Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 428 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.3cm

How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility.  Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure until a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity's entire existence. Now Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide who to save and who to sacrifice...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781406375510 • Author:  James Lauren • Publisher:  Walker Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  304 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.7 x 3.1 cm  

She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT – also a major motion picture. For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead…. The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe – selling millions of copies world-wide. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008662226 • Author: Veronica Roth • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 496 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3.1cm