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Black and Asian Characters: Older Children's Fiction -

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 16 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Heroes of the Pirate Ship: Magic Faces by Esi Merleh, illustrated by Abeeha Tariq
    Heroes of the Pirate Ship: Magic Faces - by Esi Merleh, illustrated by Abeeha Tariq

    £6.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781915235060 | ISBN 10: 1915235065

    Open the magic face paints and adventure awaits...  Pirate ship or Robot world Which one will you choose? In each a race to find the prize, will you win or lose?  Austin, Alanna, and sausage dog Ozzy have been transformed into pirates! ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rida and Madiya by Niyla Farook, illustrated by Umair Najeeb Khan
    Rida and Madiya - by Niyla Farook, illustrated by Umair Najeeb Khan

    £6.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781801991933 | ISBN 10: 1801991936

    An uplifting story about family and overcoming differences, written by debut author Niyla Farook.  Rida and Madiya may have the same mum, but that's about all they have in common. They argue about everything, and when they find out the local libr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
    Witchlings - by Claribel A. Ortega

    £12.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781338745528 | ISBN 10: 1338745522

    A middle grade Latine witch story with action-packed adventure, a coven of quirky Witchlings, humour and girl-power vibes.   Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into ... more

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  • Cover image of book Serwa Boateng
    Serwa Boateng's Guide To Vampire Hunting - by Roseanne A. Brown

    £16.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781368066365 | ISBN 10: 1368066364

    Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Roseanne A. Brown’s middle grade debut about a pre-teen vampire slayer with a strong helping of Ghanaian folklore.  For most kids, catching fireflies is a fun summer activity. ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Christmas Carrolls: The Christmas Competition by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu
    The Christmas Carrolls: The Christmas Competition - by Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780755503742 | ISBN 10: 0755503740

    'A Christmas book about kindness and cheer to make even Scrooge's heart melt' ~ Dame Jacqueline Wilson on The Christmas Carrolls  Funny festive middle grade about the world's most Christmassy family from the founder of Authorfy, perfect for 8 ... more

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  • Cover image of book Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan
    Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths - by Maisie Chan

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781800780019 | ISBN 10: 180078001x

    Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than anything - certainly more than maths, which, according to his dad and everyone else, is what he is 'supposed' to be good at.  He also loves having his own room where he can draw in peace, so his ... more

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  • Cover image of book Antigua de Fortune of the High Seas by Anna Rainbow and Oli Hyatt
    Antigua de Fortune of the High Seas - by Anna Rainbow and Oli Hyatt

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912626779 | ISBN 10: 1912626772

    A magical, thrilling pirate adventure: fun, fantastical and totally unputdownable!   Tiggy has always had the ocean in her blood - and lately, she's been dreaming of mermaids - but she's a high-born girl on the Isle of Fortune, forced to wear dre ... more

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  • Cover image of book Vi Spy: Licence to Chill by Maz Evans
    Vi Spy: Licence to Chill - by Maz Evans

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781912626892 | ISBN 10: 1912626896

    Imagine...  Her Mum's a Super-Spy.  Her Dad's a Super-Villain.  And while her parents get divorced, an evil Overlord will take over the world.   Unless Vi does something about it!  When life give your piranhas... swim faster!  ... more

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  • Cover image of book When Secrets Set Sail by Sita Brahmachari
    When Secrets Set Sail - by Sita Brahmachari

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781510105430 | ISBN 10: 1510105433

    Secrets from the past are the keys to the future... if two children can find them.   Bold adventure, timely themes and breath-taking writing from award-winning author, Sita Brahmachari.  Usha is devastated when her grandmother Kali Ma passes away ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lightning Girl by Alesha Dixon
    Lightning Girl - by Alesha Dixon

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781407180847 | ISBN 10: 1407180843

    High-voltage fiction from a top TV judge! When life gets dark, can Aurora save the world with her totally flash superpowers?   Aurora Beam is utterly (yawn) normal. There’s nothing special about her. She can’t even do a proper cartwheel. ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Kid in My Class by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Chris Riddell
    A Kid in My Class - by Rachel Rooney, illustrated by Chris Riddell

    £10.99   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781910959879 | ISBN 10: 1910959871

    He’s not scared of nothing. Nobody. Never. Nah. Which means that he is. Tough kid. Not tough enough. I know - I once met his dad. ​  They’re all here... every kid in the class. The pushy one, the shy one. The whizz kid and th ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match by Elizabeth Eulberg, illustrated by Matt Robertson
    The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match - by Elizabeth Eulberg, illustrated by Matt Robertson

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781408871492 | ISBN 10: 1408871491

    Being friends with a super sleuth isn't easy, especially when she's nine years old and four feet tall. But for 11-year-old aspiring writer John Watson, being friends with Shelby Holmes is just the adventure he's looking for.  In the few weeks ... more

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  • Cover image of book Blackberry Blue And Other Fairy Tales by Jamila Gavin, illustrated by Richard Collingridge
    Blackberry Blue And Other Fairy Tales - by Jamila Gavin, illustrated by Richard Collingridge

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781848531079 | ISBN 10: 1848531079

    Prepare to enter a world of magicians, enchanted forests, talking animals and wicked witches...   Here are six magical stories to thrill and enchant you. Watch Blackberry Blue rise from the bramble patch; follow Emeka the pathfinder on his mis ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
    The Fastest Boy in the World - by Elizabeth Laird

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781447267171 | ISBN 10: 1447267176

    From an award-winning author comes a story inspired by the 2012 London Olympics, perfectly timed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and h ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master
    A Beautiful Lie - by Irfan Master

    £7.99   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781408805756 | ISBN 10: 1408805758

    An atmospheric, quirky and moving debut novel, set in India. Shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and nominated for the 2011 Branford Boase Award.  An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in India in 1947 at the time of ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lionboy by Zizou Corder
    Lionboy - by Zizou Corder

    £7.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780141317267 | ISBN 10: 0141317264

    Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat.  He takes it for granted - but when his Mum and Dad go missing, the cats are the only friends he can turn to. Setting out to find his parents, Charlie stows away on an incredible circus ship bound for Paris. O ... more

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