Novels

Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick

*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: Katie Mansell. Author: Julian Sedgewick. Form: Novel – Prose and Manga. Length: 384 pages. Brief Synopsis: Inspired by the events of the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, it …

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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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Rat by Patrice Lawrence

*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: Patrice Lawrence Form: Prose Novel Length: 152 pages Brief synopsis: A realistic novel about a teenager living in challenging circumstances – his mother is …

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I am the Minotaur by Anthony McGowan

*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: Anthony McGowan Form: Prose novel Length: 136 pages Brief synopsis: Realistic story about a teenager living in challenging circumstances and being bullied at school. This …

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The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail

*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 Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley Author: Nadia Mikail Form: Prose Novel Length: 192 pages Brief synopsis: A “pre-apocalyptic” road-trip novel set in Malaysia: it has been announced that the world is …

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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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When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

*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 Stephen Dilley @stephenjdilley Author: Jason Reynolds Form: available as a prose novel AND a graphic novel Length: 272 pages Brief synopsis: A coming-of-age story set in Brooklyn which deals with …

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