Year 7
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My Name is Mina
Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 403
No Ballet Shoes in Syria
Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award
Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asylum from war in Syria.
When Aya stumbles across a local ballet class, the formidable dance teacher ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 272
- MBE Code : 359
Now
ONCE
I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.
THEN
I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.
NOW
I understand why Felix does the things he does.
At least he's got me. My name is Zelda too. This is our ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 166
- MBE Code : 557
On The Wall
Amid the frantic bustle of breaktime, Finley Tandy sits peacefully on the wall.
Mr Goodhew, watching from the staffroom, can't help but wonder at the
boy's gift for stillness, and his seemingly cast-iron happiness.
But maybe tranquility can be ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 711
Once
Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 160
- MBE Code : 198
Oranges In No Man’s Land
Oranges in No Man's Land brings Elizabeth Laird's emotional and gripping adventure to her next generation of fans.
Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 128
- MBE Code : 242
Pax
Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by ‘his boy’, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father enlists, Peter has no choice but to move in with his grandfather. Far worse than leaving home is the fact that he ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 276
- MBE Code : 561
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Half boy. Half God. All Hero.
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 400
- MBE Code : 371
Pig Heart Boy
This thirteen-year-old just wants to live a normal life, like every other thirteen-year-old kid he knows. But most normal kids don't need a heart transplant…
So, a doctor has been discovered and he says that there is a chance for him to live a ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 256
- MBE Code : 262
Rat (Super-Readable Rollercoasters)
When his mum is sent back to prison, Al knows exactly who's to blame. Mr Brayker, who lives downstairs, has been making trouble for Al's mum ever since they moved in, and Al's determined to get his revenge. Ignoring advice from his gran and sister, ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 152
- MBE Code : 684
Rebound **Shortlisted For The Carnegie Medal**
‘Hoop kings SOARin kicks with wings.Game so sweetit’s like bee stings.’It's 1988. Charlie Bell is still mourning his father, and struggling to figure out how he feels for his best (girl) friend, CJ. When he gets into trouble one too many times,...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 414
- MBE Code : 243
Rooftoppers
Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal.
Already being proclaimed a classic in children's literature and compared to the likes of Roald Dahl and Eva ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 288
- MBE Code : 364
Safiyyah’s War (Shortlisted For The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024)
War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah’s life changes for ever.
Her best friend’s family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 336
- MBE Code : 582
Secrets of a Sun King
London, 1922.
A discovery from ancient Egypt...
A cursed package...
The untold story of a young pharaoh...
When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her grandad's doorstep, she is shocked to see who sent it: a famous Egyptologist, found dead ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 390
Skellig
The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.
Then, one ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 176
- MBE Code : 125
Smith
London street urchin Smith is 12 years old, and an experienced pick-pocket. One day on Ludgate Hill, he robbed an old gentleman, and one minute later watched him silently murdered by two men, who chased him for the document he had stolen but could ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 304
- MBE Code : 347
Soon
Soon is the 4th powerfully moving addition to Morris Gleitzman's bestselling Second World War series about Felix and Zelda.
The war has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground - for food, for shelter, for protection. Felix is ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 178
- MBE Code : 558
Swan Song
Dylan is struggling. Since he started high school, everything has become too much to handle. Now he's been expelled and is forced to move to the tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. But when Grandad invites Dylan out on his boat to watch ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 120
- MBE Code : 510
The 1,000 Year Old Boy
The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER.
There are stories about people who want to live forever.
This is not one of those stories....
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 410
- MBE Code : 646
The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow is a beautiful, captivating and a deeply moving read that reflects upon a refugee boy, named Subhi. All he knows of the world is that he is at least 19 fence diamonds high and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 240
- MBE Code : 163
The Boy At The Back Of The Class
WINNER OF THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2019 WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2019Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 298
- MBE Code : 195
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 224
- MBE Code : 409
The Boy Who Fooled The World
The brand new, read-in-one-sitting mystery from the bestselling author of The Goldfish Boy.
When a little white lie leads to a huge dose of trouble...
Cole is the odd one out at school: the other kids have the latest gadgets and trainers while...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 320
- MBE Code : 456
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Billy Plimpton is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream.
He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word.
A tough career for anyone, but surely ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 360
- MBE Code : 444
The Breadwinner
Afghanistan: Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own.
Parvana, her mother, and sisters are prisoners in their own home. With no man to go ...
- Book Cover : Paperback
- Number Of Pages : 176
- MBE Code : 369