Key Stage 3 and 4

Looking for books for your Key Stage 3 and 4 students? Why not encourage them to take part in our BKMRK 2020 reading challenge?   BKMRK is our teen and young adult community for readers […]

Speak is an excellent text for KS3 and 4 students to explore topics such as consent, creative writing and English comprehension. The graphic novel edition is also a great way of encouraging visual learners to […]

A secondary school self-help and survival guide – helping readers navigate exams, overcome peer pressure and start building toward their future goals.   Secondary school can seem scary. Corridors are wide, older students look terrifying […]

Spark debate with your class or book club on survivorship, female solidarity and the importance of using your voice with the sensational new YA novel about one girl’s determination to win gold at the Olympics. […]

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman is a wonderfully sweet LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about Nick and Charlie, two school boys who become friends and fall in love. The series is sweet, funny and sensitively tackles topics […]

You don’t know it exists, but when you have nowhere else to turn, the Haven will find you … An adrenaline-fuelled adventure in a new series by top thriller writer Simon Lelic. Our city. Our secret. […]

Rose, Interrupted is the new novel from Patrice Lawrence Sexting is a key issue in the book and Rose’s younger brother Rudder gets into trouble with school and the police after he accidentally shares an […]

Hannah Witton popular YouTube vlogger and author of Doing It creates amazing short videos to prompt young people to talk about sex and relationships, even the awkward bits!   Doing It is an honest and hilarious account of anecdotes, confessions […]

The breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula.

Themes: discussion questions, teen/YA fiction, KS3, gothic horror, LGBTQ+

A gripping YA novel about friendship and finding your community after a racist attack.

Topics: racism, radicalisation, male mental health, identity, KS3 12+

The ultimate guide to growing up happy, by journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon

Themes: RSHE, mental health, self-esteem, body confidence, age 12+