Diverse and inclusive books

Inspired by E. Nesbit's classic 'The Railway Children', a young girl gets involved with the local steam railway near her new home but can't can't help worrying that her missing father isn't OK.

A young autistic girl is helped to find a way of expressing herself through singing by her music teacher.

A guide to understanding and coping with the pressures of growing up through scientific principles.

Frankie is different from her peers but she's not sure why, so she sets off in search of her dad in the hope that he has the answers.

Explains in simple terms what autism is and how it affects people who have this condition.

Samantha recounts the joys and struggles of growing up with a little brother trying to deal with ADHD.

A ten-year-old girl gets a life-changing diagnosis just as she's about to begin her last year in primary school.

A dyslexic boy and his classmates work together to look after a horse that has arrived on their inner-city housing estate.

The true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced in the 'normal' world.

Children with a variety of differences tell us about their conditions, how it affects them, and how others can help them on a day-to-day basis.

Cora, a young autistic girl befriends Adrien, a boy with ADHD, and they begin to uncover dark secrets at his father's high-tech business, the Pomegranate Institute.

Elle sets out to retrieve the stolen Infinity-Glass and clear the name of her friend MC2, who's been arrested for stealing it.

An illustrated celebration of diversity aimed at helping young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind.

A collection of 40 short biographies of inspirational people who are either physically or neurologically diverse.

A young autistic boy called Leo finds it hard to understand the world, until he connects with an octopus called Maya and begins to learn about friendship.

A young boy struggles to help his autistic brother when their mother becomes ill

A little girl who has trouble making connections with other children decides to try making friends out of craft materials.

A young autistic girl discovers that sorting people in the way she sorts other things is really hard but not necessarily a bad thing.

Twelve-year-old Tally manages her autism while on a school trip, and learns to connect with other participants that also have special needs

A young girl campaigns for historic wrongs to be righted, whilst also dealing with her autism.

A little boy with autism loses his favourite teddy bear.

A picture book which looks at life through the eyes of two little girls with autism and the way that the two friends are both similar and unique in their own ways.

After ten-year-old, autistic Daniel has a car accident he retreats into a fantasy world with his toy Monkey, and his family use his love of chips to go on a road trip to bring him back into himself

An autistic girl learns to be herself instead of trying to hide her condition from people around her.

A boy on the autism spectrum searches for a classmate that he can be friends with.

A picture book which looks at life through the eyes of a four-year-old girl with autism.

A picture book story which explains how a young boy with Asperger's thinks and feels.

A boy forms an unusual friendship with a polar bear who helps him deal with his feelings about his younger brother who is autistic.

Three children have a magical half term when they discover candles that grant wishes at their carer's house.

Two sisters play their favourite unicorn game but their fun is ruined by their bossy neighbour who wants to join in

A picture book biography of the life and achievements of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie.

When Jake's mum upcycles every last thing in the flat, Jake begins to worry that the only thing left to change is him.

Two children have to prove they are innocent when they are suspected of stealing a priceless painting.

A young girl who lives in a lighthouse with other children with disabilities must act when their secret home comes under threat from outsiders.

An owl helps hearing aid-wearer Aneira to overcome her fear of the dark as they travel through the night to turn the moon back on.

A girl with cerebral palsy deals with starting secondary school and starring in the school play.

A little girl overcomes her fear of water and, with determined training, goes on to win medals in swimming races. Based on the author's own childhood experiences.

A differently-abled penguin shows the colony that being different can be a good thing when her special abilities help save two of her young penguin friends.

A brief look at the lives and achievements of 30 people with disabilities, from artists to activists, from history and the present day.

Considers what it is like for those that use a wheelchair and the challenges they may face

An illustrated celebration of diversity aimed at helping young children to understand, value and respect differences of every kind.

The autistic sister in this sibling pair is non-verbal, but she finds plenty of ways to communicate and have fun with her brother.

A collection of biographies of 26 people through history and across the world who experience the challenge of disability or long-term illness and who have had great success in their chosen fields.

A young boy with a stammer dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian.

A young girl with cerebral palsy and her mum move to a new town but despite initial struggles, this could be the best thing that's happened to them.

Dylan feels excluded when his hearing deteriorates but slowly learns to cope with his disability, and becomes a hero after a near tragedy at the fair

William and the Christmasaurus meet the Winter Witch whose power over time allows Santa Claus to deliver his presents on Christmas Eve.

A one-legged little boy tires of being asked the same question repeatedly and his angry outburst makes his new friends realise that he's so much more than the number of limbs he has.

A little girl who has trouble making connections with other children decides to try making friends out of craft materials.

When sponsorship money collected for Ade's new sports wheelchair is stolen, Cyborg Cat and the parsons Road gang set about catching the thief.

A girl has fantastic adventure when her best friends pimps up her wheelchair to be a supercar.

A deaf girl discovers her hearing aid is a communication device which allows her to understand an alien race which have invaded the Earth.

In a near future, a boy coming to terms with losing his hand in an accident discovers a robot in lost property at the airport and rescues him from destruction

With Mum away, Jams, Dad and Thimble must fend for themselves but things go very wrong when they go to the supermarket.

A sports loving boy with a leg caliper makes new friends when he moves to London from Nigeria.

When graffiti starts to appear around the neighbourhood, Ade realises that it is somehow linked to his superpowers which suddenly start weakening.

A young wheelchair user tells all the fun things that he and his pet dragon get up to and like to do together.

Mister P helps a boy settle into his new life when he and his parents move to a new country.

When a young boy rescues a swift which has fallen to the ground, he learns to accept his new baby sister is perfect the way she is, even if she will never be able to walk.

A nine-year-old girl comes to terms with the fact that her failing eyesight means that she will eventually go blind.

A child-led book that celebrates deaf culture and introduces readers to British Sign Language.

Introduces young children to skin, how it protects our bodies, and the wide variety of shades it comes in.

Katy's life changes in dramatic and unexpected ways after a serious accident.

A young girl deals with problems in her new life when her mum, who has achondroplasia, moves to a new home with her and her teenage sister.

A trained hearing dog is separated from his young owner and embarks upon a long journey to be reunited with him.

A black bird inviting other animals to his birthday party doesn't understand the signs they use to respond

A boy has fun taking part in his school sports day as he dreams that he and his friends are competing in world class sporting events.

Toby and Clemmie never let illness and disability get in the way of fun even when Clemmie has to go into hospital

A look at the full life that Susan leads, a little girl who just happens to be disabled.

Three short stories about Mia and her Uncle Robbie, who is in a wheelchair and can perform a range of magic tricks

Two music students are placed together to play a duet for their school concert and bond over their nerves about applying for the prestigious Juilliard School.

Jaime, Sigrid and Agatha risk everything and depart on separate, treacherous journeys to defeat a deadly army and save their home land

Two young girls with disabilities find friendship through their love of being in water.

A girl with cerebral palsy deals with starting secondary school and starring in the school play.

True stories from 17 YA authors about understanding what being an ally is, and using that knowledge as a springboard to improving being an ally to friends and strangers alike.

In Nazi Germany, a seventeen-year-old girl with a stutter becomes part of the test pilot program and realises she can use her skills to spy for the Allies.

In a mythological Scotland, Agatha and Jaime and their new friend Sigrid must try to defeat a newly-released danger to Skye and stop Ingland's alliance with a dangerous enemy.

Follows a group of friends in their last year of high school as they make the choices that will dictate their futures - one of which will be President of the United States

Two very different teenagers, one with ADHD, the other with the need to be perfect, learn to appreciate each other when their families blend.

Set in a mythological Scotland, three young people find themselves the only survivors when their clan is attacked by warriors and they are forced to leave their home island of Skye

A boy discovers a terrorist plot while flying his drone around the Lake District countryside.

Follows a teenager with a rare growth disorder as he struggles with his studies and changes to his friendship group

A teenager recovering from a life-changing accident finds friendship and family at her mother's ancestral home.

Three teenagers are bought together on a suicide-pact website, but their growing friendship gives them the strength to see that there are other ways out of their personal issues.

A young tech-savvy deaf girl, frustrated with her peers, sets about finding a way to help a whale who cannot communicate with other whales.

A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

A teenage girl with downs syndrome runs away from her family when she is split up from her boyfriend because of his anger issues.

A girl experiencing independence for the first time is reluctant to start a relationship with a boy at her college.

A teen girl who suffers from anxiety attacks after the death of her baby sister meets a disabled boy in an art therapy class and their growing relationship helps her deal with her grief.

A 12-year-old Downs Syndrome girl experiences upheaval as her parents' strawberry farm goes into financial difficulty and her sister comes out as being a lesbian.

A teen girl unable to communicate due to cerebral palsy is the only witness to a murder

A blind girl finds her world rocked when her ex-boyfriend who broke her heart starts at her school.

A boy with Tourette's makes a wish list of things that he must do when he thinks he hears a doctor telling his mother he will die by March.

Two teen boys with life-threatening health problems strike up a friendship via letters and eventually one learns from the other how they are connected by their past.

A graphic novel memoir about a girl growing up with a hearing impairment and how she copes with the trials of family life, friendship, and middle school.

An unlikely friendship blossoms between a school bully and a Downs Syndrome boy who wants to find his estranged father.

A blind 16 year old girl takes her younger brother to New York to find their missing father.

A 12 year old genius comes to terms with the sudden death of her adoptive parents.

Two teenagers fall in love under unusual circumstances.

When 12-year-old Tunde discovers he has wings, he and his friends are thrown into a dangerous and exciting adventure.

A young boy recounts more of his chaotic life as he runs for class president.

After he loses his football over a fence, Marcus is invited to join a mystery solving club who want to find out what's going on with the strange events around town.

Mia is finally able to go to China to visit her family, but faces a battle to keep her motel in business and succeed as a writer.

A little boy keeps his budgie, Rayf, a secret from his friends, until one day Rayf flies free and the boy learns that being different is nothing to be ashamed of.

A young boy suffers with homesickness and faces racism when he and his family move to California to escape the Coronavirus outbreak in their Chinese hometown.

Vi is failing at top spy school Rimmington Hall - even though the school motto is 'Failure is Not an Option'. To make it worse, nearly-stepbrother Russell Sprout is an A* student. Worst of all, Vi's shadowy nemesis Umbra is still at large.

A young girl plays with some paints and discovers how to create different colours, including that of her own skin.

Nine-year-old Cookie is faced with several mysteries at once, not the least of which is how to clear her own name of posting teachers' secrets on the school website.

A young boy likens his mum's characteristics to a lioness.

When Jada Jinks discovers that her granny is a magician, she helps her realise her potential.

A calming bedtime book based on a Nigerian lullaby.

Jummy is excited when she is accepted to study at the prestigious River School, but her less fortunate best friend Caro is only able to go there to work.

A retelling of a traditional West African story about greed, in which the trickster spider Anansi shows a boy a magical pot which can fill up with anything.

Marvin inherits his Grandpa's super suit and goes on his first heroic adventure.

Follows the family traditions that are enjoyed when a young girl cooks a tomato sauce from a family recipe book

Sulwe's skin is the colour of midnight. She's darker than everyone in her family, and everyone at school.

Sindhu persuades Jeet to join his investigations into some suspicious activities during their holiday in England.

When Leo sees his name inscribed in a cathedral, he vows to discover who his namesake is; in doing so, he illuminates a lost history of war heroes overlooked because of their race.

12-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school,

A young girl living on a remote island discovers that the only life she remembers is a lie and that her 'aunt' actually kidnapped her many years ago.

A celebration of individuality, encouraging the reader to think about themselves, their families, and friends, and the parts each play in making up who they are.

A girl considers her future and choices while she people-watches at her local outdoor pool.

Some legends are born, some are drawn . . .

A young girl finds herself in a supernatural world when she tries to find her missing older brother.

The true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced in the 'normal' world.

A little boy living in Birmingham shares his day in the city.

A young Chinese girl now living in America works hard to help her parents make enough money to live but harbours dreams to become a writer.

Follow a young girl in a garden as she plants seeds and shares the produce with her friends

When his family emigrate from China to Australia, 11-year-old Jingwen struggles to adjust to his new home, an alien language, and coping with his grief over the death of his father who died in a car crash just before his 10th birthday.

A young boy draws a picture of his worries to try and lessen them but next day they've come to life and go to school with him.

A young girl makes a new friend and regains her confidence as she tries to come to terms with a traumatic event

A young girl unravels the story of who she is when she goes to stay with her extended family in the Himalayas.

A little girl who has trouble making connections with other children decides to try making friends out of craft materials.

A young girl celebrates the beauty and significance of her older sister's decision to wear the hijab.

When Zoe gets a letter on her 12th birthday from the prisoner father she's never met, she begins to investigate his case further but getting to the truth proves harder than she thought.

Three stories about Tola, a young girl Nigerian who, though small, is very determined.

A young Syrian girl tries to find out a family secret hidden from her when her family are driven to find safety in a refugee camp to escape the war in their country.

Nine-year-old Cookie takes a dislike to the new boy in her class who also turns out to be her new next-door neighbour.

A girl has to save her school when the new robot vending machines go awry.

When Aunty Bindi's husband-to-be is kidnapped the day before the wedding, it's up to niece and bridesmaid Anisha to solve the mystery and save the day.

A little girl dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and becoming an astronaut.

Two sisters take it upon themselves to investigate the murder of one of the fellow residents of their housing estate

Malala Yousafzai recounts her life growing up in Pakistan and being aware of how lucky she was to be able to go to school, which led to her campaigning for the right for every child to be allowed an education.

A group of friends wanders out into the meadow to play a game of hide-and-seek on a beautiful summer's afternoon.

A young girl goes in search of her best friend in the afterlife

A little girl has a worry that follows her around getting bigger and bigger each day, until she discovers that if she talks about it, the worry shrinks and eventually disappears.

A little girl has to think fast to save her animal friends when a monster in the woods tries to make them into soup.

Lulu finds out how to look after a cat before she is allowed to have one as a pet

A little girl carrying fruit in a basket on her head gradually loses the fruits during her walk as different animals take them

No. 1 comes up with an idea to get the village road mended, which is full of holes.

Anna and her family take a trip to the village where her grandparents were born

A youth football team need to work together to improve their results

As Handa and her friend look for Grandma's hen, they count other animals up to nine before they find Mondi and her ten chicks.

A boy must make a radical medical decision.

A teenager attending a boarding school for the arts finds she and her friends are drawn into violent protests organised by a local resistance movement

A Native American teen must root out the corruption in her community.

Three teenagers are brought together when they witness a fatal attack on a 14-year-old boy and have to contend with institutional racism in the aftermath.

A Pan-African fantasy in which a zoo worker with hidden powers and a disgraced warrior find themselves thrust together on an expedition to hunt a legendary monster.

A Mami Wata mermaid must embark on a treacherous journey to make amends for saving the life of a boy at sea and endangering her people.

A powerful coming-of-age survival tale set during a devastating wild fire.

The story of two teenagers a generation apart, connected across time by one bullet about to devastate both of their lives.

A teenage girl struggling with her mother's death and an Eritrean refugee find hope when fate throws them together.

A teenage girl in foster care struggles with her issues with trust and rejection as her current foster family and a boy at school try to break through her self-defences.

A seventeen-year-old Pakistani Muslim girl living in Texas brings calamity on her family when she stands up against the racist school bully.

A love story about not only a romantic relationship but how a girl finds herself and falls in love with who she really is.

When a young African-American teenager loses her home, she becomes embroiled in the murky world of human trafficking.

Things get very chaotic very quickly for a young teenager the day when his 'phone breaks one morning before school.

A seventeen-year-old drug dealer discovers that he's a father and all his priorities change, bringing a whole new set of challenges.

A boy is visited by ghosts of family and friends he knew as he takes the lift down from his family's flat to exact revenge on the person who shot his brother dead in a gangland attack.

After a sixteen-year-old American boy is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison, he struggles to find a way to keep true to himself.

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

Boy, Everywhere chronicles the harrowing journey taken by Sami and his family from privilege to poverty, across countries and continents, from a comfortable life in Damascus, via a smuggler's den in Turkey, to a prison in Manchester.

Set in the late nineteenth century, this follows the journeys of twin sisters when they are separated and taken as slaves, one to the Gold Coast, the other to Brazil, and how their bond strives to reunite them

A young boy who finds himself caught up with a local gang finds himself imprisoned on a murder charge when a policeman is fatally shot. Companion volume to Dear Martin

A black American teenager becomes the victim of abuse at the hands of a singer whom she thought was mentoring her future career.

A young African American questions her family's and her own values during the Los Angeles riots of 1992 after the beating of Rodney King at the hands of LAPD officers.

A teenager decides to compete to become prom queen in order to win a scholarship which will get her into a college and escape her small town.

A teenager must discover what has happened to her sister when she goes missing while their parents are on holiday.

A sixteen-year-old girl is offered a choice between being executed for being a demon or leaving everything she knows to being a new life as a secret warrior.

When her school merges with an elite college and her classmates become scapegoats for a drugs problem, Dua Iqbal uses her journalistic skills to uncover the truth.

Two sisters, who have only just learned of each other's existence, become friends when their father dies

A girl tries to escape the opressively strict and abusive family life she experiences dominated by her alcoholic father.

Set in Manchester, 15-year-old Nathan and his friend Megan start investigating the reasons for his older brother Al's suicide, only to uncover an intense campaign of bullying.

A teenage mother hopes to realise her dream of becoming a successful chef.

An Indonesian boy wonders if he has special powers like his hero, Spider-Man, after he survives an undersea mining accident similar to that which killed his dad.

Five friends, sold into prostitution as children go on the run for their freedom after one accidentally kills a man.

A half-black orphan boy is thrust into the world of the aristocracy when his magical powers are discovered.

A pupil suffering from unfair bias at school finds his chance to reverse his fortunes when he records an incriminating video of two teachers

When her mum falls into a coma, a young teenager uses key objects from her mother's childhood in Kuwait to magically experience key moments from her past that help strengthen their fragile relationship.

A teenage girl finds herself falling apart following the disappearance of her older brother

A teenage boy takes up boxing after being the victim of an unprovoked racist attack.

Two children must risk everything to escape their fate and find the impossible...

An anthology of stories and poetry by LGBTQ+ YA authors and illustrators.

A Muslim boy and white girl bond over their love of drawing comic book art, but the leader of his gang of friends threatens to spoil this happiness.

Helen moves to London to live with her dad and the rest of her family, who just happen to be the Greek gods living incognito on Earth.

A boy travels with his drug-addicted mother and his younger sister to the deep South to see his convict father.

A Muslim American teenager experiences Islamophobia in her home town when a man who shares her last name is suspected of a terrorist attack in another city in the US.

A teen boy and girl from opposing factions in society take on the system and try to change it.

Stanly finds himself embroiled in a new adventure as he traverses the ups and downs of being a superhero.