Fans of Zainab Boladale’s debut novel, Braids Take a Day, will be delighted with the author’s second book that tackles a very modern problem. The protagonist, Aurora Kutti, is a teenage influencer living a glamorous life of constant attention. Her lifestyle is enviable, but tightly controlled by her ‘momager,’ and Aurora is starting to lose her sense of self.
Making it Up as you Go Along is a guide for children who are interested in creative writing, featuring great advice and practical exercises to ignite the imagination and answer that eternal question from children to authors – ‘Where do you get your ideas?’
Maya Bright, our 12-year-old protagonist, is not going to let the loss of her leg stop her from living her best life. Returning to school after a life-changing accident, Maya is determined to cross everything off her life goals list before she turns thirteen. These goals include getting her ears double pierced, having a silent disco, and learning how to roller-skate. This might be more difficult with her prosthesis, but her friends Vita and Miles are there to help and to cheer her on at every turn.
Eurek-HER! tells the stories of 20 female pioneers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and is a must-read for budding young scientists, particularly for girls, who do not often see themselves in the history of the field.
A murder-mystery is split into two time periods, in the present, Marlowe Wexler has fled to an island mansion to work as a tour guide, after a disastrous date with the girl of her dreams. When she arrives at Morning House, she discovers that she is there to replace a boy who has recently died. Back in 1932, the eccentric Ralston family are edging closer to the family tragedy that will lead them to abandon Morning House, leaving mysteries for Marlowe and her friends to unravel.
The first in a romantasy duology, Dancers of the Dawn is full of twists and turns, with a unique magic system and a vivid writing style.
Our hero, 9-year-old Maggie McKay, is confident, brave and a little bit naughty - as all the best children’s protagonists are. Along with her mother and sister, she has reluctantly moved to the hilariously named Knobbly Bottom, which she assures us is a small village and not an actual bum. There, she meets colourful characters like Fred Tibble, Nan Helsing, Gary the Great and Evil Child-Eater, and, most terrifyingly, a flock of vampire sheep that only Maggie can stop from taking over the world.
