Secondary book lists and recommended reads

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

A collection of 50 ways for children to find calm and peace to help build confidence and release stress.

50 celebrities share their personal stories on the subject of mental health.

A teenage boy suffers a breakdown which leads his family to send him away for treatment, with his mental state reflected in an imaginary scenario where he is a crew member on a vessel exploring an oceanic trench

An introduction to the physical, psychological and emotional aspects of anger, including information on management techniques and mental health awareness.

An introduction to how anxiety works, and how to overcome excessive worrying.

Discover the mental health stories of 29 inspiring people

Ace your exams without losing your mind with this one-stop, inspiring and empowering guide.

Sasha finds it more difficult to hide her anxiety issues from her bandmates as life as the band's front person becomes overwhelming for her.

A guide to mental well-being, and how teens can help themselves feel better.

Meg is determined to find out what has happened to her best friend, Oscar, who is missing, presumed dead.

Advice to help teenagers develop or retain a positive body image.

31 authors write about their personal experiences with mental health issues.

A guide to healthy thinking habits and coping strategies for teenagers.

Explains what depression is, how it affects people and what can be done to help people overcome it.

A guide for teenagers to help them with maintain positive relationshpis with their body and food.

Explains aspects of mental health, including how to maintain good mental health, mental health conditions and how to seek help if you are suffering.

Driving past his old childhood home, a man stops to look at the tree house his dad built for him, and recalls the year his parents' split up and his father's subsequent breakdown.

Simple text and illustrations impart what it feels like to struggle with depression and how it takes over a person's life.

A frank look at mental health and issues that may affect teenagers.

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.

Thirteen-year-old Jo tries to juggle life in a family that is half Chinese, half English, running a takeaway in Coventry

Tells the real life story of two Somalian brothers who grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp.

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

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

Follows the difficulties of a family after their mum left five years ago, and what happens one summer when she returns to the town with her new family.

A survivor of the Hiroshima bombing in 1945 shares his feelings of guilt with his granddaughter after telling her the story of what happened on that day, and subsequent days and years

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

A novel in verse format about a girl who takes up boxing to help her stand up to the bullies who are tormenting her

A celebration of some of the world's greatest black artists, athletes, musicians, and activists.

A girl meets the singer of her favourite band when things go wrong during a fan meet and greet.

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.

Michael Rosen's personal account of how the Holocaust affected his family, and the relatives that perished in Auschwitz.

A collection of poems by British transgender teen, Jay Hulme.

Follows the home journey of four middle school friends as they walk back home after a day at school.

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.

Collection of poems on the themes of friendship, bullying, technology and the life of a modern teenager.

A boy breaks his guardian's rule that he never go beyond the ruined factory where they live, and discovers things about his life and the outside world beyond his comprehension.

Teenager Bri wants to pursue her dream of being a rap star but her family troubles keep getting in the way

From the bestselling and Booker Prize winning author of Never Let me Go and The Remains of the Day, a stunning new novel - his first since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature - that asks, what does it mean to love?

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence, beginning a complex menage-a-quatre. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY... YOU WOULDN'T CHOOSE THE PENNINGTONS.

Everyone tells Martha Friel she is clever and beautiful, a brilliant writer who has been loved every day of her adult life by one man, her husband Patrick. A gift, her mother once said, not everybody gets.

The new novel from the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BRICK LANE. TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE.

After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. When ignoring them doesn't work, Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library.

Be twice as good as men and four times as good as white men. Jia Khan has always lived like this.

The extraordinary, powerful second novel from the Booker prizewinning author of Shuggie Bain, Young Mungo is both a vivid portrayal of working-class life and the deeply moving story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.

From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger.

A rich, magical new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestseller

PICKED AS ONE OF STYLIST MAGAZINE'S 'FICTION BOOKS YOU CAN'T MISS IN 2022'

Debbie's brain isn't perfect. Debbie's thoughts aren't unique. Debbie's dreams are all too real. Debbie White lives on a dairy farm with her mother, Maeve, and her uncle, Billy. Billy sleeps out in a caravan in the garden with a bottle of whiskey and the stars overhead for company. Maeve spends her days recording her dreams, which she believes to be prophecies. This world is Debbie's normal, but she is about to step into life as a student at Trinity College Dublin.

Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.

Follows the growing relationship of two boys in Year 10 and Year 11 who meet at school and fall in love.

A teenage boy who aspires to be a famous rapper finds new motivation to pursue his dreams when his family are in danger of being evicted

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

When her parents divorce Maaryah leaves her lavish lifestyle in Dubai behind and starts a new life in Essex.

Two school friends find their blogs go viral when they start posting articles and videos online heralding women's rights.

A slow-burn romance about all the ways you can honour tradition while still giving it a modern flair.

A princess must embrace the powerful magic hidden within her to save her father's kingdom from soul-stealing demons and rescue the girl she loves.

Severed from the Legendborn and oathbound to a monster, can Bree protect herself and her friends?

A teenager discovers that she is a soucouyant, a witch from Caribbean folklore as she discovers secrets about the mother she never knew and a half sister she didn't know she had.

Marjan Dastani travels around the globe in search of a mythical bird in terrible danger, whose fate could determine the future of the world.​ Marjan is successfully leading a double life-for now. Only a few people close to her know that when she's not in school, she travels the world taking care of mythical beasts, and she is sent on missions by a shadowy organisation known as the Fells. She's on one of these jobs in Istanbul when she gets the chance to connect with her long-lost distant uncle, the only living relative she has who once did "the work," like her father and now her. When she meets him, though, they're interrupted by a threatening man who'll stop at nothing to trap and kill the creatures it's her duty to care for.

Teenager Neon reflects on some key moments in his relationship with his girlfriend as he prepares for them to have sex for the first time

Kali has a lot to deal with. Her crush doesn't notice her, her parents love her cousin more, and a big family wedding is overshadowing her 16th birthday. So, she really did NOT need a demon appearing in her bedroom and for the fate of the world to rest in her hands.

Follows Lara Oyinlola, a true-crime enthusiast, who travels to Lagos for her cousin Dérin’s wedding. However, the joyous occasion is marred by anonymous threats demanding the wedding be cancelled or face dire consequences.

When a fellow prisoner offers a chance at escape and the keys to a dangerous Jinn magic, Dania seizes the opportunity and, armed with a brand-new identity and all the power she could want, enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family.

A snake spirit transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for a headstrong prince

Zelie, Amari and Tzain must reunite and use their magic to battle the power of a new enemy, the Skulls and King Baldyr

Far from home, Seb reluctantly teams up with Eleanor again and the pair are forced to compete in a series of ever stranger trials to prove their connection.

Can Lan and Zen reunite and together defeat the Elantian Army and conquer the four Demon Gods?

An illustrated guide to Black British history, from the Romans to Windrush to modern day.

An accessible guide to the key milestones in Black history, culture, and society across the globe - from the ancient world to the present

A history of post-war Black Britain told through the lens of 28 songs.

A teenage girl uses poetry to write about her life growing up in a poor area of Harlem.

A teenager looking after his mum with MS and his younger brother must deal with the emotional impact of the fact that his mum wants him to help her end her life.

Follows the growing relationship of two boys in Year 10 and Year 11 who meet at school and fall in love.

Set in the near-future 16-year-old Aaron struggles to cope with life after his father's suicide and developing an attraction to a boy so he considers erasing his memory at a clinic.

Seven people's lives collide when they use the same lift on the same day.

The ghost of a teenager watches how her death has affected her three best friends.

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Kershaw's idea of a dream holiday includes at least three things: beaches to bask on, cosmopolitan culture, and a chance for romance (or at least his first kiss) with another boy. Unluckily for Dylan, his mum's treating the family to the least dreamy holiday ever: a £9.50 break at Starcross Sands, Cornwall's Crummiest Caravan Park.

Three troubled teens find friendship and support when they accidentally meet in Central Park.

A teen girl comes to terms with her bisexuality while dealing with changing relationships within her tight friendship group as they prepare to leave for different colleges.

Follows the history of the LGBTQ+ movement and it's achievements in campaigning for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community.

Follows a 14-year-old boy at his exclusive boarding school, where he is a winger for the school rugby team.

Two girls are drawn to each other, but find their class differences make a relationship tricky.

Friends find a book of magic that gives them the power to find things that are lost, but discover secrets about each other that they have hidden with good reason.

A girl struggling with her sexual identity discovers she is pregnant after sleeping with her boyfriend.

A teen girl with commitment issues finds herself torn between her twin-sister's girlfriend's brother and her geeky co-worker.

The star of a popular teen TV show goes on a road trip with a group of fans where they learn hidden truths about each other.

Tells the story of three generations of women from the same family who are all battling some internal demons

Four friends meet up at their old school to open the memory box they stowed there years ago - with five letters inside for four of them, because their friend Millie has died

Follows what happens when two families move in together and how the relationship between son Stewart and daughter Ashley changes

A teen girl develops feelings for her female teacher while struggling with problems at home and her boyfriend

In this first volume of her autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. She learns the power of the white folks at the other end of town and suffers the terrible trauma of rape by her mother's lover.

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for many years until she escaped to Ohio.

Biography charting the life and political career of former South African president Nelson Mandela

Set at the end of the American Civil War, a young black girl disguises herself as a man and joins the army after her friend is raped and lynched by a racist mob.

Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but aren't trusted not to steal the silver...

Set in 19th century America, a mixed race runaway slave girl adopts a disguise as a white gentlemen to escape to freedom in the north.

The classic, Pulitzer-Prize winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name

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

Looks at issues surrounding race and racism.

Potted biographies of notable women throughout history who are associated with Birmingham.

Autobiography of British rap and grime artist Stormzy.

An overview of black world history from the earliest African empires to the #blacklivesmatter movement.

Essays about growing up by writers from the gal-dem magazine written by women of colour and non binary people of colour

Universally regarded as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Billie Holiday lived a troubled life fragmented by poverty, jail, heartbreak, and addiction. This hauntingly beautiful graphic novel tells the story of her life, from her first stage appearance in Harlem, to her musical heyday in the 1940s, to her untimely death in 1959.

Thirteen-year-old Jo tries to juggle life in a family that is half Chinese, half English, running a takeaway in Coventry

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

Set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian theocracy where women are subjugated, one woman attempts to gain individualism and independence.

A collection of poems that focus on one week in a secondary school.

A girl makes friends with a boy who has lived in a detention centre for refugees all his life.

A teenage girl strives to bring back magic to her people and overthrow the King that had all the maji killed, including her mother.

Explains how the principles of maths work and looks at examples of how maths is part of our everyday lives.

A self-help book for teenagers to understand the changing relationship between them and their parents in terms of brain development changes.

Thirteen year old Fortune has to leave her family home when she is accused of witchcraft, but becomes caught up in the 1607 flood in southwest England

Collection of folk tales and legends originating from Britain and Ireland

A girl travels across the Himalaya Mountains guided by a bird she believes to be the spirit of her grandmother as she ventures from her rural home to the city to find her missing father.

A boy makes a dangerous journey from his home in Ghana to Europe where he hopes to find his brother and sister who left months before.

A boy fights to stay alive in a Britain which has been engulfed in a deadly mist which either kills people or turns them into monsters.

Poems about growing up and living in cities and urban environments.

The classic romantic tragedy of two doomed lovers.

Twelve original adventures from the world's most famous detective.

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.

A German boy befriends a Jew in a concentration camp, without realising the significance of the facility

Tells of the lives of the four March girls, their family and their friends in America in the latter half of the 19th century.

Classic story about a boy whose life is changed by a mysterious benefactor.

A teenage girl discovers a terrible illness that killed others has left her with mysterious powers which bring her to the attention of a group called The Young Elites.

A prequel companion title to the Pellinor quartet, exploring the early life of the bard Cadvan.

Three triplets must battle against each other once they have turned sixteen in order to take control of the throne and become queen of their kingdom.

A young shadowhunter investigates a serial killer of both humans and faeries.

Sixteen-year-old Kellen fails at being a magician but battles for the honour of his family against the plottings of a rival family and the historical machinations of the wider government

A young woman must stop a curse that befalls her people when mystical lights in the sky portend a coming disaster.

A teenage girl strives to bring back magic to her people and overthrow the King that had all the maji killed, including her mother.

Three sisters are abducted by faeries after their parents are murdered by a faery assassin, and must learn to survive in the cruel faery realm where they have been taken.

A team of female assassins set out on a quest to kill a monster.

A young Queen takes on the defence of her realm against a formidable army and sets about recruiting new allies from those previously considered deadly enemies.

T'Challa, torn between his identity as an Avenger and responsibility as king of African country, must stop a superhuman terrorist group called The People

The first ever graphic adaptation of one of the world's most loved books.

Supergirl, aka Kara Danvers wrestles with teenage problems as she turns 16 and comes to terms with her super powers and a secret past that has been hidden up till now.

A young woman gets involved in circumstances that put herself and others in danger in a future world where gravity has disappeared with dramatic effects.

Graphic novel adaptation of the classic American novel.

A group of school girls discover they are heirs to mystical powers when one of them inherits an old stately home from her aunt who has just died.

A misfit finds a purpose in his life when he joins his school's dodgeball team.

Three young women begin university and explore their new lives together while becoming friends.

Brings to light secrets in Carol Danvers past that made her who she is now as Captain Marvel.

Delves into the formative years of Otto Octavius and how he became Doctor Octopus.