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Izzy’s family is under the spotlight when her dad comes out as Danielle, a trans woman. Izzy is terrified her family will be torn apart. Will she lose her dad? Will her parents break up? & what will people at school say? Izzy’s always been shy, but now all eyes are on her. Can she face her fears, find her voice & stand up for what’s right? ...

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. The case was never solved, but she’s sure that the three kids who found Mr. Larkin’s body know more than they’re telling, especially her ex-best friend Tripp Talbot. He’s definitely hiding something. ...

Mummy & Lila are going to visit Grandpa, but Lila is busy in her own imaginative world. Whenever Mummy asks her what she is doing, she always says, “ Nothing!” Only the reader is allowed in to her colourful, crazy, creative world where she is wrestling an octopus, or racing along in a winged chariot, or flying with birds over a noisy jungle. But Grandpa has a plan to join Lila in her secret world. After all, playing is even more fun when you play together! Bursting with energy & colour, this is a joyous celebration of the imagination & creativity that will speak to child & adult alike. Yasmeen Ismail won the V&A Illustration Award 2014 & has been shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. I’m a Girl! has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award. ...

A knock-out classic that’ll send your heart straight to A&E. Sephy’s racist society is black & white. But love is a deadly shade of grey… ...

‘ The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time & showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ STORMZY ‘I grew up reading her. It was one of the few books about black people, so I felt seen.’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS ‘ The most original book I’ve ever read’ BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH “ Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing … [ Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.” ZAWE ASHTON No one could begin to guess at the depth of the hatred I held for Sephy Hadley. Everything began with her & my brother. & that’s how it would end. Where there has been love, now there is hate. Two families have been shattered by the divided & violent society they live in. Sephy Hadley – a Cross, supposedly powerful & privileged – has bound herself forever to her nought lover Callum Mc Gregor’s family. But Jude Mc Gregor blames Sephy for all the tragedies his family has suffered. & he is determined to force her to take sides, & destroy her life... just like she destroyed his... Voted as one of the UK’s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic. ...

‘ The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time & showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ STORMZY ‘I grew up reading her. It was one of the few books about black people, so I felt seen.’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS ‘ The most original book I’ve ever read’ BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH “ Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing … [ Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.” ZAWE ASHTON My name is Callie Rose. My mum is a Cross – one of the so-called ruling elite. My dad was a Nought. My dad was a murderer. My dad was a terrorist. These facts are the only things that are mine & real. So I don’t mind so much that I’m leaving it all behind. There’s nothing here worth holding onto. Sixteen years have passed since Sephy Hadley first met Callum Mc Gregor – & the hate that divided them turned to hope. But the world hasn’t changed quickly enough for their daughter, Callie Rose. Growing up dual heritage in a world where bitter prejudice divides Noughts & Crosses has meant she’s an outsider wherever she turns. Enter Jude Mc Gregor. Jude teaches Callie about her real family history, & the more she learns the more he persuades her where her loyalties really lie. But soon Callie is caught in a trap she can’t get out of – one which will have deadly consequences. Voted as one of the UK’s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic. ...

‘ The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time & showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ STORMZY ‘I grew up reading her. It was one of the few books about black people, so I felt seen.’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS ‘ The most original book I’ve ever read’ BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH “ Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing … [ Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.” ZAWE ASHTON Just this once. Just this once & no more, I promise. Please let me get away with it just this once... Tobey wants a better life – for him & for Callie Rose. He wants nothing to do with the violent gangs that rule the world he lives in. But when he’s offered the chance to earn some extra money, how much could it hurt to just this once say ‘yes’? Callie Rose knows all about the danger of saying ‘yes’. She knows about terrible mistakes, & violence & revenge, & the fierce divide between Noughts & Crosses. And knowing so much about the past makes her afraid for her future. Because sometimes, one little bad decision can change everything... Voted as one of the UK’s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic. ...

Thirty-four years ago, Sephy – a Cross – met Callum – a Nought. Then, their love was forbidden – life is different now. But old wounds can be hard to heal… ...