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Fiction - Young Adults - Age 11+ years approx

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 36 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
    When Women Were Dragons - by Kelly Barnhill

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781471412226 | ISBN 10: 1471412229

    A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR   A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting ... more

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  • Cover image of book Never Trust a Gemini by Freja Nicole Woolf
    Never Trust a Gemini - by Freja Nicole Woolf

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529509991 | ISBN 10: 1529509998

    Star-crazed, star-crossed – and starting to fall in love. Meet Cat Phillips: chaotic teen lesbian and self-confessed clown...   Life is fraught for fourteen-year-old, zodiac-obsessed Cat. First there’s a minor bus-meets-girl accident, the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
    Gwen and Art Are Not in Love - by Lex Croucher

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781526651792 | ISBN 10: 1526651793

    'Exactly what I needed right now – a delightful, heart-warming, hilarious historical romp, overflowing with queer panic and terrible jokes. I loved it' - ALICE OSEMAN, bestselling author of HEARTSTOPPER  'Fun and genuinely funny, with lovel ... more

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  • Cover image of book Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
    Chaos Theory - by Nic Stone

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781398516069 | ISBN 10: 1398516066

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with a diagnosed mental illness and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut ... more

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  • Cover image of book Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe
    Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) - by Tess Sharpe

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444967876 | ISBN 10: 1444967878

    Six fun facts about PENNY and TATE:  1. They’ve known each other their whole lives 2. Their moms are best friends 3. They are DEFINITELY NOT friends 4. They keep almost kissing 5. They don’t talk about it 6. Thanks to their moms, the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam
    Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love - by Christine Pillainayagam

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571367023 | ISBN 10: 057136702x

    Everyone’s favourite confused heroine Ellie Pillai is back in the perfect summer romance!  Note to self: what is falling in love, and am I really sure I want to do it?   Ever since Ellie and Ash got together, Ellie Pillai has been di ... more

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  • Cover image of book Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
    Sofi and the Bone Song - by Adrienne Tooley

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781534484375 | ISBN 10: 153448437x

    In this gorgeous standalone fantasy with a “sweet sapphic romance” (Booklist), a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Lesbiana
    The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School - by Sonora Reyes

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571373765 | ISBN 10: 0571373763

    No one knows Yami is gay, least of all her mum, and Yami intends to keep it that way... Until, uh oh, she’s falling in love again.  Yami prefers to be known for her killer eyeliner, not for being one of the only Mexican kids at her new, mostly ... more

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  • Cover image of book Serendipity: A Collection of All Kinds of Falling in Love by Marissa Meyer (Editor)
    Serendipity: A Collection of All Kinds of Falling in Love - by Marissa Meyer (Editor)

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571380268 | ISBN 10: 0571380263

    Love is in the air in this collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Gilded, Marissa Meyer.  The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker.  From stories of first lov ... more

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  • Cover image of book Influential by Amara Sage
    Influential - by Amara Sage

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571377343 | ISBN 10: 0571377343

    Almond Brown has no friends in real life... but 3.5 million followers online.  A heart-felt, whip-smart deep dive into what it would really be like to be internet famous at 17: a cautionary tale for our time from a writer who has grown up with socia ... more

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  • Cover image of book Golden Boys by Phil Stamper
    Golden Boys - by Phil Stamper

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526643841 | ISBN 10: 1526643847

    From the author of The Gravity Of Us comes a sweet and compelling coming-of-age story that explores identity, the importance of found family and the complexities of falling for your best friend.   Gabriel, Reese, Sal and Heath are best friends, b ... more

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  • Cover image of book Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
    Sixteen Souls - by Rosie Talbot

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702325328 | ISBN 10: 0702325325

    The spooky, swoony YA debut from BookTok star @Merrowchild!   Someone is stripping Europe’s most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missi ... more

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  • Cover image of book She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
    She Drives Me Crazy - by Kelly Quindlen

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781035017812 | ISBN 10: 1035017814

    High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston.   What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love?   Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
    The Sky Blues - by Robbie Couch

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781534477865 | ISBN 10: 1534477861

    Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, “earnest, heartfelt” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author), and ultimately hopeful debut novel for f ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
    Ophelia After All - by Racquel Marie

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781035015689 | ISBN 10: 1035015684

    'Queer delight through and through' - Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown  A teen girl navigates friendship drama, the end of high school, and discovering her queerness in Ophelia After All, the hilarious and heartfelt contem ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution by Kacen Callender
    Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution - by Kacen Callender

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780571375875 | ISBN 10: 0571375871

    From the bestselling and award-winning author of Felix Ever After comes a heart-melting and joyful romance.   Maybe it’s too late to tell them how I really feel. That I’ve had these feelings for months, for years...  Lark Winters ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman
    The Ivory Key - by Akshaya Raman

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781471410734 | ISBN 10: 1471410730

    Four siblings. A country in ruin. One quest to save them all.  Vira is desperate to get out of her mother's shadow and establish her legacy as a revered queen of Ashoka. But with the country's only quarry running out of magic - a precious res ... more

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  • Cover image of book Activist by Louisa Reid
    Activist - by Louisa Reid

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781913101749 | ISBN 10: 1913101746

    When an anonymous student posts on a website about the sexual abuse she suffered, and the school fails to deal with the situation, Cassie and her friends know it is time to act.   Cassie goes to a prestigious academic school where girls have onl ... more

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  • Cover image of book As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
    As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow - by Zoulfa Katouh

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526648525 | ISBN 10: 1526648520

    Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow will sweep you up and never let you go.   Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big br ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Butterfly Assassin by Finn Longman
    The Butterfly Assassin - by Finn Longman

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781398507340 | ISBN 10: 1398507342

    Innocent by day, killer by night: a dark, twisting thriller about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life.  'An electrifying debut!’ Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill You   Trained and traumatised by a secret assassin p ... more

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  • Cover image of book This Place is Still Beautiful by XiXi Tian
    This Place is Still Beautiful - by XiXi Tian

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780241532614 | ISBN 10: 0241532612

    Two sisters. A shocking racist incident. The summer that will change both of their lives forever.  Annalie and Margaret are sisters who agree on only one thing: that they have nothing in common.  Annalie is seventeen: sweet, content, ... more

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  • Cover image of book This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
    This Wicked Fate - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526650726 | ISBN 10: 152665072x

    THE BREATHTAKING SEQUEL TO THIS POISON HEART, FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR KALYNN BAYRON   'This duology closer delves deeper into mythology while depicting textured, realistic relationships' - Kirkus Reviews   'A delicious mix of intoxicating fan ... more

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  • Cover image of book Spin Me Right Round by David Valdes
    Spin Me Right Round - by David Valdes

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781526642196 | ISBN 10: 1526642190

    Meet Luis. He's out, he's proud ... and, although he doesn't know it yet, he's about to travel back in time to save a closeted student called Chaz from a tragic end.   All Luis Gonzalez really wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend. But whe ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
    The Coldest Touch - by Isabel Sterling

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781529388107 | ISBN 10: 1529388104

    Death drew them together. Life could tear them apart.  Elise is cursed. Every time she touches someone, she experiences how they will die. And when she predicts, but is unable to prevent, her brother’s death, Elise is desperate to escape he ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
    Ellie Pillai is Brown - by Christine Pillainayagam

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780571366910 | ISBN 10: 0571366910

    The perfect coming-of-age romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.  My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai... And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren’t we all, just a little bit?  Most days, Ellie Pillai ... more

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  • Cover image of book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter - by Erika L. Sanchez

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780861543496 | ISBN 10: 0861543491

    SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM DIRECTED BY AMERICA FERRERA  The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself.  When her siste ... more

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  • Cover image of book This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
    This Poison Heart - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781526632791 | ISBN 10: 1526632799

    "Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after"(Brigid Kemmerer) Ever since she can re ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Pavee and the Buffer Girl by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Emma Shoard
    The Pavee and the Buffer Girl - by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Emma Shoard

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781781128794 | ISBN 10: 1781128790

    When Jim’s family halt at Dundray, the town is an unfriendly place. He faces bullying, name‑calling and a new school to navigate without a word of reading. Then Jim meets Kit, who takes him under her wing and shows him how to survive. But everyda ... more

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  • Cover image of book Kick the Moon by Muhammad Khan
    Kick the Moon - by Muhammad Khan

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781509874071 | ISBN 10: 1509874070

    A powerful, compelling novel from the critically-acclaimed author of I Am Thunder, about making friends, and breaking them too.   Fifteen-year-old Ilyas is under pressure from everyone: GCSE's are looming and his teachers just won't let up, hi ... more

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  • Cover image of book Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan, illustrated by Karen Vaughan
    Tangleweed and Brine - by Deirdre Sullivan, illustrated by Karen Vaughan

    £8.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781912417117 | ISBN 10: 1912417111

    The highly acclaimed, multi-prize-winning collection of retold fairytales; Tangleweed and Brine from Deirdre Sullivan and illustrated by Karen Vaughan is now available in paperback and includes an exclusive new short story, ‘Waking Beauty’.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book Dear Martin by Nic Stone
    Dear Martin - by Nic Stone

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781471175565 | ISBN 10: 1471175561

    Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut.  Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League – but none of that matters to the police officer who just pu ... more

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  • Cover image of book All of the Above by James Dawson
    All of the Above - by James Dawson

    £6.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781471404672 | ISBN 10: 1471404676

    A funny and moving love story about friends, first loves and self-discovery by the Queen of Teen 2014.   When sixteen-year-old Toria Bland arrives at her new school she needs to work out who her friends are, all in a crazy whirl of worry, exam ... more

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  • Cover image of book Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - by Benjamin Alire Saenz

    £8.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781442408937 | ISBN 10: 1442408936

    Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When they meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common.  But as the two loners start spending time toge ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman
    The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) - by Philip Pullman

    £7.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781407130248 | ISBN 10: 1407130242

    We're going to the land of the dead and we're going to come back.   Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest ... more

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  • Cover image of book Luna by Julie Anne Peters
    Luna - by Julie Anne Peters

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9780316011273 | ISBN 10: 0316011274

    Regan has always been there for her transgender brother, Liam, sacrificing her needs for his, but when he announces that he is ready to 'transition' into Luna permanently, Regan is not sure she can handle the consequences.   Told from Regan's ... more

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  • Cover image of book Secrets in the Fire by Henning Mankell, translated by Anne Conn
    Secrets in the Fire - by Henning Mankell, translated by Anne Conn

    £4.99   paperback   (2000) - ISBN 13: 9781865081816 | ISBN 10: 1865081817

    'It was the most dangerous thing she could have done. But Sofia was only playing - pushing and shoving and laughing with her sister as they ran out to the fields one pearly dawn. Sofia didn't mean to step off the path. She didn't mean to tread on the ... more

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