Topic: English
Related Book: Island
Book Creator: David Almond, David Litchfield
Island: Love, death, hope … the island will change their lives forever. From the bestselling David Almond, author of SKELLIG, and now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.
Themes: Love | Hope | Friendship
Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: Lads
Book Creator: Alan Bissett
Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.
Theme: Consent | Respect | Confidence
Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: Lads
Book Creator: Alan Bissett
Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.
Themes: Consent | Respect | Confidence
Topic: English
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: Shadow and Bone
Book Creator: Leigh Bardugo
Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy from bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, now a Netflix original series
Themes: Art | English | History | Fantasy | Friendship | Romance
Topic: LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1
Book Creator: Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.
Download these fun colouring sheets of Alice Oseman’s artwork.
Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships
Topic: English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1
Book Creator: Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.
Download this fun poster for your classroom.
Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships
Topic: English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1
Book Creator: Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.
This postercard contains fun activities, including quizzes, colouring sheets and more.
Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships
Topic: Empathy, English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1
Book Creator: Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.
These resources are based on Volumes One, Two and Three of Heartstopper and have been created by SHAPES for Schools.
Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships
Related Book: The Dark Lady
Book Creator: Akala
Akala’s debut novel for teens, The Dark Lady, will enthuse and entertain teenagers and young adults, showing that reading is a true super-power.
Themes: Family | Magic | Loneliness | Elizabethan Era
Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: SH!T BAG
Book Creator: Xena Knox
16-year-old Freya has her life turned upside down when she’s forced to swap summer in the Algarve for poo camp – a specialist camp for children with bowel disease.
A sharply funny YA debut showing us that when sh!t happens, it’s how you deal with it that matters. Download discussion questions here.
Themes: Hidden Disability Representation | Friendship | Overcoming Adversity | Identity
Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: SH!T BAG
Book Creator: Xena Knox
16-year-old Freya has her life turned upside down when she’s forced to swap summer in the Algarve for poo camp – a specialist camp for children with bowel disease.
A sharply funny YA debut showing us that when sh!t happens, it’s how you deal with it that matters.
Themes: Hidden Disability Representation | Friendship | Overcoming Adversity | Identity
Topic: Disability, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity
Related Book: Koku Akanbi: The Heart of Midnight
Book Creator: Maria Motunrayo Adebisi
When Koku accidentally unleashes an ancient demon, he must enter the magical world of Olori to claim his power. Full of action, magic, and eye-catching comic book-style illustrations, this 9+ series draws on West African mythology and is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Percy Jackson, and Dragon Mountain.
This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.
Themes: Belonging | West African Mythology | Magic | Friendship | Adventure Writing | Superpowers