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Small Island

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Racheal Gartside Author: Andrea Levy Form: Historical fiction – novel Length: 350 pages Brief synopsis: The story of post-war Caribbean migration told through four narrators. The novel handles …

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When our worlds collided

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Sabiha Patel Author: Danielle Jawando Form: YA Novel Length: 368 pages Brief synopsis: After fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed, three teenagers from different walks of life are thrown together …

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The Wolf Road

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Lesley Watts Contact: @LJWattsWales Author: Richard Lambert Form: Prose novel – coming of age thriller Length: 347 pages Brief synopsis: A powerful exploration of a boy’s grief after his …

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Born A Crime

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer Recommended by: Jane Hill Contact: @codenamejane | @klslibrary Author: Trevor Noah Length: 288 pages Brief synopsis: A comedian’s account of growing up as the child of a white father and black …

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Foster by Claire Keegan

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by: Jennie Corcoran Author: Claire Keegan Form: Novella Length: 101 pages Brief Synopsis: A small girl is sent to live with foster parents on a farm in rural Ireland, …

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Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by: Abi Hennig @abihennig Author: Christine Pillainayagam Form: Prose Novel  Length: 416 pages Brief Synopsis: A coming of age romance which explores identity, family,, music and friendship. Linked spotify …

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The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Jennifer Webb @FunkyPedagogy Author: J. D. Salinger Form: Prose Novel Length: 234 pages Brief synopsis: This novel details two days in the life of 16 year old Holden …

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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Jennifer Webb @FunkyPedagogy Form: Dystopian Novel Length: 288 pages Brief synopsis: Set in a dystopian society where the state has sanctioned human cloning, this novel centres on a private institution …

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The Promise by Damon Galgut

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Lisa Butler Author: Damon Galgut Form: Prose (family saga with an element of historical fiction) Length: 231 pages Brief synopsis: The Promise is about the Swarts, a privileged white …

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Home by Toni Morrison

*This website is supported by our users. We sometimes earn a small commission when you click through affiliate links. Please read more in our disclaimer. Recommended by Robbie Bond @RobbieBondEng Author: Toni Morrison Form: Historical Fiction Novel Length: 146 pages Brief synopsis: Follows the story of Vietnam War Veteran Frank Money who ,whilst in the …

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