Recommended by Naomi Murcutt (@NaomiMEnglish) Form and genre: contemporary young adult fiction, prose Length: 288 pages Summary: The Boxer focuses on the life of a young Asian boy, Sunny, who has moved from London to Bristol. When he is the victim of a racially motivated attack, he joins a boxing club and befriends Keir, a white teen with a family …
Recommended by Vina Vekria (@VVekria) Form and genre: Prose novel Length: 170 pages Summary: Journey of an orphaned boy in Mumbai trying to find his birth mother using the tiffin delivery service. My students love it! Age recommendation and challenging content: Child abuse – protagonist is hit by carer. Hints of sexual exploitation but students often miss it. Recommended for year …
Recommended by Ruth Holder (@MrsRHEnglish) Form and genre: prose, gothic, action, mystery Length: 270 pages Summary: Irene’s family moves after her father dies and her mother gets a job as housekeeper for enigmatic toymaker, Lazarus Jann, whose sick wife has been shut away for years.. Strange events and figures, mechanical and shadowy creatures, chases…an exciting story! Age recommendation and challenging …
Recommended by Philippa (@P_Hardy) Form and genre: Poetry Length: 160 pages Summary: Written by an ex student of mine, Caleb writes about life growing up on an estate in North Peckham. He describes what it’s like to be young and black growing up in a concrete jungle. It’s a mixture of photography and poetry but above all functions as a …