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Black and Asian Characters: Young Adult Fiction -

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 80 books in this booklist

  • 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 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 My Life As A Chameleon by Diana Anyakwo
    My Life As A Chameleon - by Diana Anyakwo

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781472156150 | ISBN 10: 1472156153

    ‘Beautiful and immersive. I was completely absorbed’ Andreina Cordani   ‘Exceptional ... A story of empowerment, bravery and courage’ J P Rose   Lily is a sixteen-year-old living in Manchester. It is nearly five years since her ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
    The Dos and Donuts of Love - by Adiba Jaigirdar

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444967579 | ISBN 10: 1444967576

    A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage girl competing in a televised baking competition, with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and a potential new crush – perfect for fans of The G ... more

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  • Cover image of book Stand Up by Nikesh Shukla
    Stand Up - by Nikesh Shukla

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781444969894 | ISBN 10: 1444969897

    Madhu is 17 and has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to apply to university, she misses her estranged sister but contact is strictly forbidden, and she’s pulling in every single shift possible at a pizza ... 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 The Diary of Sarah Forbes Bonetta: A Novel by Victoria Princewill
    The Diary of Sarah Forbes Bonetta: A Novel - by Victoria Princewill

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780702311482 | ISBN 10: 0702311480

    A powerful retelling of the extraordinary life of orphaned African princess, Sarah Forbes Bonetta.   “You are not an aristocrat. An aristocrat is born to a noble family. You were born into royalty. You are a princess.”   Set in 18 ... 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 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 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 The Haunting of Tyrese Walker by J P Rose
    The Haunting of Tyrese Walker - by J P Rose

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781839132407 | ISBN 10: 183913240x

    After a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he's taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rapunzella, Or, Don
    Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair - by Ella McLeod

    £8.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702313868 | ISBN 10: 0702313866

    A genre-bending YA that weaves together inner-city life and a wildly dangerous fairytale universe.  Rapunzella is imprisoned in an enchanted forest made of her own Afro and the might of the evil King Charming seems unstoppable. But is it? Can ... 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 Fight Back by A.M. Dassu
    Fight Back - by A.M. Dassu

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780702315886 | ISBN 10: 0702315885

    An empowering story about finding your identity and the courage to fight for it.  Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands – she’s into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has always felt at home where she ... 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 Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed
    Omar Rising - by Aisha Saeed

    £6.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781911231400 | ISBN 10: 1911231405

    In this compelling companion to the New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Omar finds a way to change the corrupt system in his new school.  Omar, the son of a servant, is thrilled when he gets a scholarship to an elite school. But he’s no ... more

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  • Cover image of book When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari, illustrated by Natalie Sirett
    When Shadows Fall - by Sita Brahmachari, illustrated by Natalie Sirett

    £12.99   hardback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781788953160 | ISBN 10: 1788953169

    The Times’ Best Books for Children 2021   Kai, Orla and Zak grew up together, their days spent on the patch of wilderness in between their homes, a small green space in a sprawling grey city. Music, laughter and friendship bind them toge ... more

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  • Cover image of book Hani and Ishu
    Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating - by Adiba Jaigirdar

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781444962246 | ISBN 10: 1444962248

    Hani and Ishu couldn't be less alike - and they definitely don't like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to date each other, things start to get messy... A heart-warming queer YA love story for fans of Becky Albertalli.  Ever ... more

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  • Cover image of book Girls Rule by Alesha Dixon
    Girls Rule - by Alesha Dixon

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781407198507 | ISBN 10: 1407198505

    Superstar TV presenter and bestselling author Alesha Dixon is back with a hilarious story of sisterhood and strong girls!  Pearl moves into 10 Downing Street when her mum Patrice becomes the UK's first Black female Prime Minister. A chance meeti ... 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 Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
    Hurricane Child - by Kacen Callender

    £6.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780702310218 | ISBN 10: 0702310212

    Winner of the Stonewall Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award By National Book Award winner Kacen Callender, this exquisite novel reminds us that grief and love can open the world in mystical ways.   Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.  Bei ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
    The Henna Wars - by Adiba Jaigirdar

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781444962208 | ISBN 10: 1444962205

    Nishat and Flavia are rivals at school, but Nishat can't help the secret crush burning in her heart - even though her parents disapprove of the fact she likes girls. Can she possibly find her happy ever after?   A gorgeous, heart-warming, que ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
    The Gilded Ones - by Namina Forna

    £8.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781474959575 | ISBN 10: 1474959571

    The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29.  In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bon ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Life I
    The Life I'm In - by Sharon G. Flake

    £7.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780702306730 | ISBN 10: 0702306738

    The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I'm In, Sharon Flake's bestselling modern classic, presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking.   My feet are heavy as stones when I ... more

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  • Cover image of book I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
    I Wish You All the Best - by Mason Deaver

    £10.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781338608359 | ISBN 10: 1338608355

    Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process.  It's just three words: I am nonbinary. But that's all ... more

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  • Cover image of book Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
    Cinderella Is Dead - by Kalynn Bayron

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781526621979 | ISBN 10: 1526621975

    It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
    Punching the Air - by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780008422141 | ISBN 10: 0008422141

    From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Perfect for fans of the Noughts & Crosses series and The Ha ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
    The Black Kids - by Christina Hammonds Reed

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781471188190 | ISBN 10: 1471188191

    Perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel is a unflinching exploration of race, class, and violence as well as the importance of being true to yourself.   Los Angeles, 1992.  Ashley Bennett and her frie ... more

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  • Cover image of book Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
    Pet - by Akwaeke Emezi

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780571355112 | ISBN 10: 0571355110

    How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?   She stumbled backwards, her eyes wide, as the figure started coming out of the canvas... She tried to be brave. Well, she said, her hands only a little shaky, at least ... more

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  • Cover image of book Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann
    Run, Rebel - by Manjeet Mann

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780241411421 | ISBN 10: 0241411424

    I am restless, my feet need to fly.  Amber is trapped - by her father's rules, by his expectations, by her own fears.  Now she's ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself.  Freedom always comes at a price.  Run, Reb ... more

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  • Cover image of book Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams
    Go With the Flow - by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams

    £12.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781250143174 | ISBN 10: 1250143179

    High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's graphic novel Go With the Flow.  Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you sta ... more

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  • Cover image of book You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
    You Must Be Layla - by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780241440490 | ISBN 10: 0241440491

    'If you want to invent something nobody has ever thought of before, you need to read the things that others don't read, look in the spaces other people are not in...'  Layla believes she was right to stand up for herself against a bully, but ... more

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  • Cover image of book What Momma Left Me by Renee Watson
    What Momma Left Me - by Renee Watson

    £7.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781526600936 | ISBN 10: 1526600935

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me Together, a 2018 Newbery Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Author Award-winner.  Serenity knows she is good at keeping secrets, and she's got a whole lifetime's worth of them. Her mot ... more

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  • Cover image of book Let
    Let's Talk About Love - by Claire Kann

    £8.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781250294500 | ISBN 10: 1250294509

    Striking a perfect balance between heartfelt emotions and spot-on humor, this debut introduces Alice, a college student who's afraid of explaining her asexuality and has given up on finding love--until love finds her.   Alice had her whole su ... more

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  • Cover image of book With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
    With the Fire on High - by Elizabeth Acevedo

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781471409004 | ISBN 10: 1471409007

    Ever since she got pregnant, seventeen-year-old Emoni's life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her young daughter and her grandmother. Keeping her head down at school, trying not to get caught up with new boy M ... more

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  • Cover image of book Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America by Ibi Zoboi (Editor)
    Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America - by Ibi Zoboi (Editor)

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780008326555 | ISBN 10: 000832655x

    Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, and featuring some of the most acclaimed bestselling Black authors writing for teens today — Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and Bla ... 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 The Opposite of Always by justin a. reynolds
    The Opposite of Always - by justin a. reynolds

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781509870042 | ISBN 10: 1509870040

    From debut author justin a. reynolds comes The Opposite of Always, a razor-sharp, hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose and the moments that make life worth reliving. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and John Gr ... more

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  • Cover image of book On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
    On the Come Up - by Angie Thomas

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781406372168 | ISBN 10: 1406372161

    The highly anticipated second novel from one of the literary voices of a generation.  The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds ar ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson, Alphona Adrian, Jake Wyatt and Ian Herring
    Ms. Marvel - by G. Willow Wilson, Alphona Adrian, Jake Wyatt and Ian Herring

    £10.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781302916404 | ISBN 10: 1302916408

    Marvel Comics presents the all-new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation!   Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
    The Night Diary - by Veera Hiranandani

    £12.99   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780735228511 | ISBN 10: 0735228515

    It's 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders. Half-Muslim, ha ... more

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  • Cover image of book (Un)arranged Marriage by Bali Rai
    (Un)arranged Marriage - by Bali Rai

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780241343067 | ISBN 10: 0241343062

    Reissued in Penguin's Originals series of powerful teenage fiction.   Manny wants to be a footballer. Or a pop star. Or write a bestseller. He doesn't want to get married...   'Harry and Ranjit were waiting for me - waiting to take me ... more

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  • Cover image of book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
    Long Way Down - by Jason Reynolds

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9780571335121 | ISBN 10: 0571335128

    AND THEN THERE WERE SHOTS Everybody ran, ducked, hid, tucked themselves tight.   Pressed our lips to the pavement and prayed the boom, followed by the buzz of a bullet, didn't meet us.   After Will's brother is shot in a gang c ... more

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  • Cover image of book Rebound by Kwame Alexander
    Rebound - by Kwame Alexander

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781783447206 | ISBN 10: 1783447206

    WHO’s the SUPER-duper BOSS? The baddest you ever seen A razzle-dazzle mean machine Who’s that in the house today? What did you say? Doctor Doom aka The Fantastic Chuck Bell bringing down the Boom!   It's 1991. Charlie Bell i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Kim Reaper: Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley
    Kim Reaper: Grim Beginnings - by Sarah Graley

    £13.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781620104552 | ISBN 10: 1620104555

    Part-Time Grim Reaper. Full-Time Cutie!   Like most university students, Kim works a part-time job to make ends meet. Unlike most university students, Kim's job is pretty cool: she's a grim reaper, tasked with guiding souls into the afterlife. ... 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 Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge and Joy San
    Bingo Love - by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge and Joy San

    £8.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781534307506 | ISBN 10: 1534307508

    When Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray met at church bingo in 1963, it was love at first sight. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families.   Decades later, now in their mid-’60s, Hazel an ... more

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  • Cover image of book Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi by Nnedi Okorafor
    Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi - by Nnedi Okorafor

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781911115571 | ISBN 10: 191111557x

    Sunny Nwazue is back in this gripping sequel to Nnedi Okorafor's What Sunny Saw in the Flames.  Sunny has settled into life at the Leopard Society, with friends Orlu, Chichi and Sasha. Her magic powers continue to grow under the tutelage of h ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
    Ghost Boys - by Jewell Parker Rhodes

    £6.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781510104396 | ISBN 10: 1510104399

    A New York Times Bestseller  A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a white police officer, drawing connections with real-life history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.  ALIVE Twelve-year-old Jerome doe ... more

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  • Cover image of book Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
    Children of Blood and Bone - by Tomi Adeyemi

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781509871353 | ISBN 10: 1509871357

    Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy debut Children of Blood and Bone.  They killed my mother. They took our magic. They tried to bury us. Now we rise.   Zélie remembers whe ... more

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  • Cover image of book Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
    Love, Hate & Other Filters - by Samira Ahmed

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781471407147 | ISBN 10: 1471407144

    A romantic and relevant debut about Islamophobia and how it affects the normal life of a teenage girl.  Maya Aziz dreams of being a film maker in New York. Her family have other ideas. They want her to be a dutiful daughter who wears gold jew ... more

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  • Cover image of book Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
    Piecing Me Together - by Renée Watson

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781408897348 | ISBN 10: 1408897342

    2018 Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner   Jade is a girl striving for success in a world that seems like it's trying to break her.  She knows she needs to take every opportunity that comes her way. And she ... more

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  • Cover image of book When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
    When Dimple Met Rishi - by Sandhya Menon

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781473667402 | ISBN 10: 1473667402

    Will opposites attract when Dimple meets Rishi? A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy as joyfully refreshing as The Mindy Project and perfect for Rainbow Rowell fans.  A New York Times bestseller A Goodreads Choice YA finalist  The ... more

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  • Cover image of book Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
    Noughts & Crosses - by Malorie Blackman

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780141378640 | ISBN 10: 0141378646

    'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!'  Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around h ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O
    The Tea Dragon Society - by Katie O'Neill

    £15.99   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781620104415 | ISBN 10: 1620104415

    From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows the story of Greta, a blacksmith apprentice, and the people she meets as she becomes entwined in the enchanting world of ... more

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  • Cover image of book All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Kiely Quinn
    All American Boys - by Jason Reynolds and Kiely Quinn

    £8.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781481463348 | ISBN 10: 1481463349

    A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature.   In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens--one black, one white--grapple with the repercussions of a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
    Akata Witch - by Nnedi Okorafor

    £10.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9780142420911 | ISBN 10: 0142420913

    Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world.  Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are Afr ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Change Is Gonna Come: Brand New Stories and Poetry About Change by Various authors
    A Change Is Gonna Come: Brand New Stories and Poetry About Change - by Various authors

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781847158390 | ISBN 10: 1847158390

    An anthology of stories and poetry on the theme of change featuring Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic writers for Young Adults.  Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this anthology of stories and poe ... more

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  • Cover image of book Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
    Refugee Boy - by Benjamin Zephaniah

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781408894996 | ISBN 10: 1408894998

    Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excited. They have a great few days togther until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed and breakfast they are staying at to find th ... more

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  • Cover image of book Wing Jones by Katherine Webber
    Wing Jones - by Katherine Webber

    £7.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781406369090 | ISBN 10: 1406369098

    Debut novel about a mixed-race family hit by tragedy in 90s Atlanta, from a talented young writer.   For fans of David Levithan, Jandy Nelson and Rainbow Rowell: a sweeping story about love and family from an exceptional new voice in YA.  With a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
    Not Your Sidekick - by C.B. Lee

    £15.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781945053030 | ISBN 10: 1945053038

    Welcome to Andover, where superpowers are common-but not for Jessica Tran.   Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers when an internship for Andover's resident super villain allows her to work alongside her lo ... more

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  • Cover image of book Keeper by Mal Peet
    Keeper - by Mal Peet

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406367744 | ISBN 10: 1406367745

    The extraordinary debut novel by Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet about football, magic and self-discovery.   The award-winning first novel from Carnegie Medal-winning Mal Peet introduces legendary sports journalist Paul Faustino and the ha ... more

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  • Cover image of book Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams and Sarah Stern
    Goldie Vance - by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams and Sarah Stern

    £9.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781608868988 | ISBN 10: 1608868982

    Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel) and Brittney Williams (Patsy Walker, A.K.A Hellcat!) present the newest gal sleuth on the block with Goldie Vance, an exciting, whodunnit? adventure that mixes the fun of Eloise with the charm of Lum ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Lonely Note by Kevin Stevens
    A Lonely Note - by Kevin Stevens

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781910411346 | ISBN 10: 1910411345

    Tariq is not sure where he really belongs or where he would rather be. School brings tedium at best, taunts and threats at worst. At home he can’t seem to please his increasingly devout father or dispel his mother’s growing dislocation and her cr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beck by Mal Peet with Meg Rosoff
    Beck - by Mal Peet with Meg Rosoff

    £12.99   hardback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406331127 | ISBN 10: 1406331120

    The final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, with all the characteristic beauty and strenth of his prose.   Both harrowing and life-affirming, the final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author ... more

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  • Cover image of book Dew Angels by Melanie Schwapp
    Dew Angels - by Melanie Schwapp

    £8.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781908446473 | ISBN 10: 1908446471

    Born with dark skin into a family that prides themselves on their light complexion, and deprived of familial love, affection and security, Nola falls victim to her fathers abusive behaviour.   From the day she was born Nola Chambers is rejec ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
    Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal - by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

    £13.50   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9780785190219 | ISBN 10: 078519021x

    Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City - until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm!  When Kamala discover ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
    Lies We Tell Ourselves - by Robin Talley

    £7.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781848452923 | ISBN 10: 1848452926

    Lie #1: I'm not afraid. Lie #2: I'm sure I'm doing the right thing. Lie# 3: I don't care what they think of me.   It's 1959. The battle for civil rights is raging. And it's Sarah's first day of school as one of the first black students at ... more

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  • Cover image of book Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
    Does My Head Look Big in This? - by Randa Abdel-Fattah

    £6.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781407148113 | ISBN 10: 1407148117

    High school is tough enough without throwing a hijab into the mix...�What's my class going to say on Monday when I walk in wearing the Muslim veil for the first time? Oh boy, will they freak out. Shawling up? In front of the kids of Year Eleven? It ... more

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  • Cover image of book Secrets of the Henna Girl by Sufiya Ahmed
    Secrets of the Henna Girl - by Sufiya Ahmed

    £6.99   paperback   (2012) - ISBN 13: 9780141339801 | ISBN 10: 0141339802

    Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good...   Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results...and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.   Except her parents have oth ... more

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  • Cover image of book His Own Where by June Jordan, introduced by Sapphire
    His Own Where - by June Jordan, introduced by Sapphire

    £10.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781558616585 | ISBN 10: 1558616586

    When His Own Where was first published in 1971, it gained both praise and notoriety. A finalist for the National Book Award, June Jordans first young adult novel was considered controversial for being written entirely in Black English. Would childre ... more

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  • Cover image of book Boy Vs. Girl by Na
    Boy Vs. Girl - by Na'ima B. Robert

    £6.99   paperback   (2010) - ISBN 13: 9781847800053 | ISBN 10: 184780005x

    Farhana swallowed and reached for the hijab. But then she saw with absolute clarity the weird looks from the other girls at school, and the smirks from the guys. Did she dare? And then there was Malik... What should she do about him? Faraz was thinki ... more

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  • Cover image of book Chanda
    Chanda's Wars - by Allan Stratton

    £5.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780060872656 | ISBN 10: 0060872659

    She promised her mama she'd keep them safe.   It's been six months since Mama died, and Chanda is struggling to raise her little brother and sister. Determined to end a family feud, she takes them to her relatives' remote rural village. &nb ... more

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  • Cover image of book Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera
    Guantanamo Boy - by Anna Perera

    £6.99   paperback   (2009) - ISBN 13: 9780141326078 | ISBN 10: 0141326077

    Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from Rochdale, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family. He is taken to Guantanamo Bay and held without charge, where his hopes and dreams are crushed under the cruellest of circumstances.   ... more

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  • Cover image of book Growing Yams in London by Sophia Acheampong
    Growing Yams in London - by Sophia Acheampong

    £6.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781853408724 | ISBN 10: 1853408727

    'Listen, if you want to see Nelson, you have to lie,' Tanisha insisted. 'Seriously?''Yeah, unless you actually want to wait till you're eighteen.''Ohmigod! I hate this.' I said, reaching for my phone. I knew she was right. My parents would neve ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Cinnamon Tree by Aubrey Flegg
    The Cinnamon Tree - by Aubrey Flegg

    £7.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780862786571 | ISBN 10: 0862786576

    Yola's leg is blown off by a landmine and her life in Africa is changed forever. When Yola travels to Ireland to be fitted with an artificial leg and meets seventeen-year-old Fintan, she little realises that they will soon be involved in an internat ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ruby Tanya by Robert Swindells
    Ruby Tanya - by Robert Swindells

    £7.99   paperback   (2005) - ISBN 13: 9780440863984 | ISBN 10: 0440863988

    When the bomb goes off at their school, killing the student teacher, it looks as if the friendship between Ruby Tanya and Asra could be over. Asra and her fellow asylum-seekers are blamed - and Ruby Tanya's father is the one leading the campaign agai ... more

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  • Cover image of book Chandra by Frances Mary Hendry
    Chandra - by Frances Mary Hendry

    £6.99   paperback   (2004) - ISBN 13: 9780192753472 | ISBN 10: 0192753479

    Chandra can't believe her luck. The boy her parents have chosen for her to marry seems modern and open-minded. She's sure they'll have a wonderful life together. So after they are married Chandra travels out to the desert to live with her new husb ... more

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  • Cover image of book Let the Circle be Unbroken: A story of love, courage and hope by Mildred D. Taylor
    Let the Circle be Unbroken: A story of love, courage and hope - by Mildred D. Taylor

    £7.99   paperback   (1995) - ISBN 13: 9780140372908 | ISBN 10: 0140372903

    An unforgettable Logan family story. 'If I had my way I would put an iron padlock on time so nothing would ever have to change again.' Cassie Logan is growing up and beginning to experience life beyond the safe and lovong circle of her fami ... more

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