Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure

CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2015) - CommendedFifteen-year-old Edie Fraser searches for her mother, who has gone missing shortly after the two moved to London, England, to escape Edie s abusive father.

Life at home isn't easy for sixteen-year-old Corey.

An expert at fierce scowls and unpleasant grimaces, twelve-year-old Kaitlin Anderson presents a tough face to the world, usually hiding her quirky, imaginative nature.

Life at home isn't easy for sixteen-year-old Corey.

An expert at fierce scowls and unpleasant grimaces, twelve-year-old Kaitlin Anderson presents a tough face to the world, usually hiding her quirky, imaginative nature.

Short-listed for the 2012 SYRCA Snow Willow Award Lexie Malton is an average Vancouver teen with fairly typical issues.

Short-listed for the Forest of Reading Red Maple Award, 2012 Before you judge me, there are two things you should know about why I did it.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious crime that can destroy the lives of innocent children and leave their families devastated.

A terrorist attack in London sends a teenage girl on a dangerous hunt for revenge in this gripping suspense novel from the author of The Voice on the Radio.

A terrorist attack in London sends a teenage girl on a dangerous hunt for revenge in this gripping suspense novel from the author of The Voice on the Radio.

Junes story begins on a tiny farm in a sleepy little railroad town, buried in the depths of rural America.

WONDER told the story of August Pullman: an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face, whose first year at school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him.

WONDER told the story of August Pullman: an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face, whose first year at school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him.

I know it can t be easy for him to look in the mirror every day, or walk down the street.

A poignant story from the mega-bestselling Jacqueline Wilson, told with warmth and sensitivity.

"e;Go straightly to school, Our Kid,"e; said Dad.

A funny and frank superhero story set in the world of Othergirl.

Billy Goat and his best friend Cyril are messing about with the farmer's mobile phone, taking selfies and playing games.

Ambrose Bukowski is a twelve-year-old with a talent for mismatching his clothes, for saying the wrong thing at the worst possible time, and for words.

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you.

A heartbreaking story, narrated by twelve-year-old Jack, whose family is caring for fourteen-year-old Joseph.

Longlisted for the Carnegie MedalWinner of the American Library Association Morris Award for best debut YAWinner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult FictionA Buzzfeed Best of 2016 book Goodreads Choice Awards finalistA Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2016Publishers Weekly Best of 2016Dill is a misfit in his small, religious Tennessee town.

The world is dying, overcrowded and polluted.

Thirteen-year-old wrestling fanatic Henry used to have a normal life.

Bridge has always been a bit of an oddball, but since she recovered from a serious accident, she's found fitting in with her friends increasingly hard.

Meet Minny: her life is a complicated whirlwind of unbearable PE lessons, annoying friends and impossible-to-live-with siblings.

Cameron and his mom have been on the run for five years.

The Carnegie Medal and Guardian Fiction Prize-winning classic YA novel reissued for a new generation.

"e;We're triplets.

Lion is a bully.

SOMETIMES A NIGHT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE: Carl knows this, because it happened to him.

Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris.

'I know a place you can go'.

After nine months in prison, Patrick Pennington returns to pick up the pieces of his musical career and his relationship with his girlfriend Ruth.

Patrick Pennington is out of control, and seems to be heading for disaster.

The angels are on a mission 'down below' to beat three school bullies.

'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express'An amazing book .

Brook High is a great grey concrete ants' nest of a school.

From the bestselling author of A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie.

When Jonathan joins a new school, he is an easy target for R.

In 'Allie/Alma', Alma is a very good girl who volunteers with the elderly in her free time.

Before we go any further, I want you to understand this: I am not a good person.

The Challenge by Tom Hoyle, bestselling author of Thirteen, is a gripping adventure thriller about an online game gone wrong, perfect for fans of Michael Grant.

Survivor is a dangerously explosive thriller from bestselling author Tom Hoyle, author of Thirteen and Spiders.

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great is the second book in the outrageously funny Fudge series from the iconic Judy Blume.

Bullying sucks, but true friendship is worth fighting for.

From the author of Thirteen, Tom Hoyle's Spiders is a creepy, spine-tingling thriller that will leave you breathless, perfect for fans of Michael Grant.

Adam's thirteenth birthday marks the start of a deadly countdown as a crazed cult leader targets him for sacrifice.

Rumer Godden's The Diddakoi won the 1972 Whitbread Children's Book Award.

Stephen Lawrence was a bright, athletic, young man with high hopes for the future.