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Warehouse
Keith Gray £4.99
The Warehouse, somewhere in the docklands of a small northern town, is a refuge for young people who have slipped through society's safety net. There Robbie, Amy and others face a struggle for survival, but for dignity too. Fast-paced, funny and gutsy, it gets right to the heart of what it feels to be young now.
Red Fox (2002) ISBN 0099414252
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Strange Boy
Paul Magrs £7.99
David's an outsider. He's smart, sensitive - and convinced he has secret super-powers. And even aged 10, he's finding he's not sure what he thinks about fancying girls when 14-year old John down the road seems so much more interesting… This is the book Paul Magrs wished he could have read when he was growing up gay.
Simon & Schuster (2002) ISBN 0689836570
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Who Is Jesse Flood?
Malachy Doyle £5.99
"Can't swim (I get seasick in the bath). Can't tell left from right. Can't play happy families. Can't talk to girls. But I'm a demon at ping-pong!" Just like any other teenage boy, really. Jesse is trying to figure out who he is and where he fits in to the world. Gripping, easy to read and vividly told.
Bloomsbury (2002) ISBN 0747559600
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(Un)arranged Marriage
Bali Rai £4.99
"Harry and Ranjit were waiting to take me to Derby, to a wedding. My wedding. A wedding I hadn't asked for. To a girl I didn't know." Set in the UK and the Punjab, this is a fresh, perceptive look at one young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and to be himself, free to dance to his own tune.
Corgi (2001) ISBN 0552547344
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Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
Louise Rennison £4.99
This is truly hilarious. The "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" will have any 10-14-year old girl (and many of their mothers) ROTFL (that's 'rolling on the floor laughing' in case you were born in the dark ages). And there are two follow-ups: "It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers" and "Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas"!
Piccadilly (2001) ISBN 0439993962
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Refugee Boy
Benjamin Zephaniah £4.99
Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethiopian and his mother Eritrean - and with both countries at war, he is welcome in neither place. But despite all that happens to him, he maintains a shining spirit of courage throughout. A powerful, thought-provoking novel from the acclaimed poet.
Bloomsbury (2001) ISBN 0747550867
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Girl in Red
Gaye Hicyilmaz £4.99
Frankie is fascinated by the girl in a long red skirt who speaks no English. He discovers she is a gypsy from Romania. When he then discovers his neighbours' prejudice against her and her family, and worse still, that his mum is leading the protests, his life begins to change.
Dolphin (2000) ISBN 1858814901
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Other Colours
Catherine Johnson £4.99
Louise's dad dies, she is now the only black person in her family, and seemingly in the whole of Wales. As she starts to feel more and more alienated, she decides to run away, and in the space of a few days in London, learns a lot - about what she wants in life and where she might fit in.
Livewire(1997) ISBN 0704349450
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A Different Life
Lois Keith £5.99
"He more or less said I couldn't come back here. It would be too dangerous and difficult for me to be in school. They'd have to make too many changes and the teachers wouldn't have it." When Libby becomes disabled, she has to face all sorts of prejudice. She learns how to be strong, and with the help of those who love her, she starts to live a new, different life.
Livewire (1997) ISBN 0704349469
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Diving In
Kate Cann £3.99
Colette daydreams all the time about meeting the gorgeous bloke at the swimming pool. Then one afternoon he asks her out…As Coll struggles to get what she wants from their relationship, she wonders just how fast she should be diving in to love. Followed by "In the Deep End" and "Sink or Swim" these are a fabulous series of books for girls entering the world of relationships.
Livewire (1996) ISBN 070434937x
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