Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups)

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.

Fourteen-year-old Jennifer Bannon cannot face another boring summer in Springhills.

In the fourth and final instalment in the Jennifer Bannon mystery series, Jennifer begins Grade Eleven at Springhills High, where her life is far from settled.

In the fourth and final instalment in the Jennifer Bannon mystery series, Jennifer begins Grade Eleven at Springhills High, where her life is far from settled.

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.

Fourteen-year-old Jennifer Bannon cannot face another boring summer in Springhills.

The students of VIBA face a new ballet, potential scholarships, and increasing drama within the academy.

The students of VIBA face a new ballet, potential scholarships, and increasing drama within the academy.

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.

Jessica Marsh, who is fifteen and "e;hasn't lost her baby-fat yet,"e; lives with her mother on the top floor of a hundred-year-old triplex in Parkdale, a multicultural area in Toronto.

Follow four young dancers in their first semester at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy while they work toward careers as professional ballet dancers.

From bear hugs to kitty cat hugs, little Daniel is good at giving all sorts of animal hugs to his family.

Emily and her friends cater a school dance in this fifth book in the Cupcake Diaries: The New Batch chapter book series, the little sister series to the bestselling Cupcake Diaries.

Jealousy turns deadly in this chilling story from the author of Whatever Happened to Janie?

Everything, Everything is now a major motion picture starring Amanda Stenberg from The Hunger Games and Love Simon's Nick Robinson.

'It's not fair.

"e;I've got you, and you've got me - so we'll be all right"e; .

And these are they.

The three members of the Saddle Club - Carole, Lisa, and Stevie - are the best of friends, bonded by their special love of horses.

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

Two bored gorillas decide to play a game of dares.

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

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2019, National Book Award, Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards and the YA Book PrizeIncludes an exclusive preview of The Silent Stars Go By by Sally NichollsThrough rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote.

Pigeon private investigator Murray just wants to take things easy, but when kind-hearted Vee starts to sing like a canary (after all, she is a canary) he can't hold out.

Jamal is a little camel so he must walk, walk, walk through the desert.

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018In three years I will be able to vote and I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email, which was such a tiny thing but look what happened.

Ever since tragedy struck her family, Petula has learned to see danger everywhere - whether it's crossing the road or eating a poached egg.

If you gotta be a dog, be a bitch.

Dino's girlfriend won't give him what he wants.

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

Mike doesn't get why people think he's boring.

Two monsters live on either side of a mountain.

This charming book of colours for very young children features all the colours of the much-loved patchwork elephant Elmer.

'Grandpa stopped speaking the day he killed my brother, John.

'We ran away yes, of course we did.

After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister.

'This story starts with a dress.

Little fibs can lead to big trouble!

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

'"e;Stand firm'"e; said Peter, "e;and wave like mad!

When Florence moves house, she s a little bit worried about starting a new school and making new friends.

Ten-year-old Darcy sees the extraordinary in the everyday and the wonder in the world around her.

A warm, funny and empowering guide to what you can expect growing up disabled, written by disabled journalist and mum Cathy Reay.

Simran likes Tyrone from the moment she spots him in the crowd.

With strong themes of love, friendship, conservation and hope, Bambi is the timeless tale of a young deer and his journey to becoming the Prince of the Forest.

Cheer on Noah and his team in Kieran Crowley's The Mighty Dynamo.

"e;Funky, funny and beautiful, this is an irresistible addition to every wild child's bookshelf.

A beautifully illustrated cover edition of Rumer Godden's classic story about friendship and family, Miss Happiness and Miss Flower.

The 65-Storey Treehouse is the fifth book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic comic book-style illustrations.

The 52-Storey Treehouse is the fourth book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic comic book-style illustrations.