This memoir offers an honest and unfiltered insight into the realities of growing up mixed-race in Ireland. Diop’s heartfelt exploration of his identity, upbringing and connection to his roots takes readers on a journey that transcends borders. His story and experiences are unique, but the issues and revelations he shares will surely resonate with many readers – both young and old, and of any background.
Burton presents an intriguing premise in this tale of fantasy espionage, following Remira, the Shadow Queen, as she vies for political control for her half-brother Luc. Readers are thrown into a courtly world of power plays, bribery, magic and violence.
Ellie Bean, Aka Jellybean, is walking to school. Despite having very good friends and being in the top set in almost all her subjects, she is feeling anxious – very anxious indeed. In fact, this anxiety has manifested itself in very physical symptoms, and she hasn’t been to school in over six months. What follows is an extended flashback of Ellie’s struggles with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (ESBA), told compassionately and thoughtfully by Eve Ainsworth in the accessible language that characterises Barrington Stoke’s publications.
How to Find a Missing Girl is a sapphic YA mystery that follows Iris, a determined teenager searching for answers after her older sister, Stella, disappeared a year earlier. Refusing to let the case fade away, Iris forms an amateur detective group and continues investigating. When her ex-girlfriend, Heather, suddenly goes missing soon after releasing the final episode of her true-crime podcast about Stella’s disappearance, Iris becomes convinced that the cases are linked. With time running out, she races to uncover what really happened to both of them.
This Seachtain na Gaeilge, discover a new reading guide highlighting the excellent books on offer in the Irish language for children and young people.
It’s love at flat white for Eli and James when they meet at the Brewbear cafe. A rogue source of magic has been detected at a nearby abandoned farmhouse and James is on a mission to locate its source. Eli has never known another witch. For centuries, Arcana has investigated paranormal entities parallel to the world of human beings and contained their magic to preserve order. But within Arcana’s celestial interiors and grand halls, the Majors are harbouring a perilous secret. Can Eli and his newfound coven free themselves from the hands of a generational curse?
With an introduction from Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg 2023–2026 and Frank Cotrell-Boyce, Children’s Laureate, the Northern Lights recommended reading guide aims to shine a light on talented authors and illustrators from the North of Ireland who create books for young readers.
In a world where most of London is submerged underwater and war between rival houses, the Rogues and the Crowns, reign supreme, this blend of Hunger Games and Romeo and Juliette is filled with gritty action and rustic imagery which will have readers immersed in Billy Ray’s world.
The fantasy fiction centres on a young woman named Aurora, whose village would be shrouded in darkness without the Starmaker, a long-lived sorcerer whose duty it is to herald the sunlight to her village every morning, returning it to the sun every night.
When Corith Fraine finds herself propelled into a new role as Floodmouth for the prestigious House Shearwater, she struggles to keep her head above water. As she begins to unravel the mysteries of the island and the family that inhabit it, she must learn to control the tides and her strength to uncover the secrets behind her best friend Zennia’s death.
