Middle fiction that tackles serious topics
Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet
Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of...
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Booked
Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this title, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies,...
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The Secrets We Keep
A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven - year - old girl. I don't know if you've ever seen a house burn, but it's not like anything else ... Clem...
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Ugly (Younger Readers)
A beaut story about one very ugly kid.
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The Song from Somewhere Else
A powerful and poignant story about friendship from the author of the critically acclaimed The Imaginary, illustrated by award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman
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The War That Saved My Life
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
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Wolf Hollow
Annabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: a quiet place, still scarred by two world wars. But when cruel, manipulative Betty arrives in town, Annabelle's calm world is shattered, along with everything she's ever known about...
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Gracefully Grayson
Grayson, a transgender twelve-year-old, learns to accept her true identity and share it with the world --
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The Other Side of Summer
This sweet and spellbinding story about family, friends and believing in yourself will warm your heart.
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The Bubble Boy
Wonder meets Mark Haddon in this beautifully poignant and uplifting story from a talented new voice
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Wonder
Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary...
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The Meaning of Maggie
This debut coming of age novel from a fresh new talent will have readers laughing, cheering and crying as they learn, like Maggie, what is means to be okay and what it means to live.
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When Friendship Followed Me Home
A boy's chance encounter with a scruffy dog leads to an unforgettable friendship in this deeply moving story about life, loss and the meaning of family
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Goodbye Stranger
As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since...
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Courage for Beginners
A heartfelt coming-of-age sotry dealing with mental illness, friendship, and family.
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Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars
Molly's mother is not like other mothers: she rides a yellow bike and collects herbs and makes potions, perhaps even magical potions. Molly wants to be normal, like her friend Ellen, and watch television and eat food that comes in...
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George
First hardcover edition published by Scholastic Press, 2015.
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Boy in the Tower
When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole...
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The Boy in the Dress
The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books.
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The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
An exceptional and moving novel about the power of the imagination, illustrated by the winner of the Kate Greenaway medal.
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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
This unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing Germany before the Second World War, is now available in a special hardback edition to celebrate the 90th birthday of its author Judith Kerr, with a reproduction of the original...
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Hour of the Bees
A beautifully written debut novel that weaves together magic and reality, about a girl's relationship with her mentally ill grandfather.
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Pax
A moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox, and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen.
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Out of My Mind
From a multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winning author comes the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write. If there is one book teens and parents (and everyone else) should read this...
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Counting by 7s
If you loved The Curious Incident of the Dog At Night-Time, you'll adore Counting By 7s.
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