ACHUKA Book of the Day 25 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A captivating, explosive, and satisfyingly queer thriller.” KIRKUS Meet Nora. Also known as Rebecca, Samantha, Haley, Katie and Ashley – the girls she’s been. Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things‘ Millie Bobby Brown, this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop When an unlikely teenager stands up to sexism in her high school she unwittingly starts a feminist revolution that shakes her whole town. Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her high school teachers who think the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes, hallway harassment […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop The iconic YA series reaches its thrilling conclusion as Jacob Portman, Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children reunite in Devil’s Acre for the final clash with the villainous Caul. The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 23 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Each conflict is resolved authentically and naturally, moving the story along at the perfect speed. The scenes between Flávia and Nishat simmer, and their mesmerizing relationship unfolds with just the right amount of complexity. Most satisfyingly, each character gets the ending she deserves. Impossible to […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Discover what it means to be a young transgender or non-binary person in the 21st century in this frank guide for 14+ teens, from the author of This Book is Gay. In What’s the T?, bestselling trans author and former PSHE teacher Juno Dawson defines a myriad of labels and identities and […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Ash is a clever, sincere narrator, and his journey of self-discovery is well-paced with solid twists at nearly every chapter’s end.” KIRKUS An ambitious and magnetic novel from the New York Timesbestselling Neal Shusterman, about a teenage American football player forced into a series of a parallel lives. As a star player […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Epic quest fantasy… Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman’s worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold – the colour of impurity, of a demon – she faces a consequence worse than death. She is […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Mum says most memories are Post-its on the fridge door of your life. But a few, she says, are tattoos on your soul.” A second thriller from Vincent Ralph, following his debut YA novel Are You Watching? Tom’s family have moved into their dream home. But pretty soon Tom starts to notice […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Alex is a rebel with a purple fauxhawk and biker boots. St Mary’s Catholic School is a strict boarding school where she’s currently trapped. Despite trying everything she can to get expelled, she’s still stuck with the nuns, the prudish attitude and the sexism. Fed up with life inside the hallowed halls of St. Mary’s, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An authoritative book about climate change for teenagers, written by internationally bestselling expert Naomi Klein. This book explains why the planet desperately needs our help and how you can use your power to change the world through climate activism. Klein presents an urgent message about saving the environment by asking three simple questions: […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Feb 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Dark, demanding and delicious.” KIRKUS from the author of The Hazel Wood… A highly anticipated collection of twelve deeply creepy pitch-dark stories each with a gorgeously illustrated lino print title page by Nick Hayes. The story ‘The Clockwork Bride’ is worth the cover price […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 27 Jan 2021 [Holocaust Memorial Day] Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “I have written an issue book, and although I have furnished it with (I hope) engaging characters and an exciting plot, I do not care about those half as much as I care about the issue I am writing about. […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Thoroughly satisfying novel of love, loss, and reconciliation is not to be missed.” KIRKUS Jamal’s best friend, Q, doesn’t know that he died, and that he’s about to die . . . again. He doesn’t know that Jamal tried to save him. And that the reason they haven’t been friends for two […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 19 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop [unlisted] After all those years of hard work and her single Chinese-American mother’s many sacrifices, 12 yr-old Ana-Marie Jin, reigning U.S. Juvenile Figure-Skating Champion, is determined not to let anything spoil her dream of achieving another national title. But she is far from thrilled to […]
BookTrust Book of the Day 16 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Perfect comic timing” BookTrust Welton Blake has done it! He’s asked out Carmella McKenzie – the best-looking girl in school – and she’s only gone and said yes! But just as he thinks his luck is starting to change, Welton’s phone breaks, kick-starting a series […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Bracken builds a rich world around a skeleton of ancient Greek mythology that is perfect to read on a dull weekend and sure to delight readers.” KIRKUS “ambitious worldbuilding and breakneck pacing” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY “a ferocious triumph” BOOKLIST From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Mindscomes a high-octane […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 14 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A resounding success.” KIRKUS With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Life’s not perfect, but he’s got everything under control. Until he finds out he’s a […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 11 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A rich, compelling read that is emotive and expressive without forcing empathy from the reader. Both brightly funny and darkly tragic, it is fresh in its honest portrayal of difficult themes.Readers will fall into this narrative of succeeding against overwhelming odds amid deep trauma.” […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A speculative YA thriller, tackling themes of traditional gender roles and power dynamics Jude is running out of time. Once a year, lucky young men in the House of Boys are auctioned to the female elite. But if Jude fails to be selected before he turns seventeen, a future deep underground in […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop ‘Britain’s female Stephen King’ Daily Mail Welcome to Chapel Croft. For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it’s supposed to be a fresh start. New job, new home. But, as Jack knows, the past isn’t easily forgotten. And in a close-knit community where the residents seem as proud as they are haunted by […]
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 3 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “a moral story about overcoming self-interest to look after others, and a compelling drama” The Times It’s GCSE results day. Frankie’s best friend, Jojo, is missing. A baby has been stolen. And more than one person has been lying. Frankie’s determined to […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 6 Jan 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Are you a teen who thrills to be terrified? This book is for you. Promoted as “Point Horror for the social media generation” [The book is published by Scholastic] We love the striking jacket design. Young, brunette women are being attacked in London. 16-year-old, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A blistering horror-thriller that will grip you from its very first page. From the author of the New York Times bestselling Wilder Girls comes a twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery – until she decides to return to her mother’s hometown, where history has a tendency […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “This debut has a terrific voice: very funny and spirited with a sex-positive message.” The Bookseller “Exactly the book everyone needs right now. Witty, light, clever and absolutely absorbing.” The School Librarian Love is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann is a hilarious, life-affirming debut novel about all the big stuff: love, sex, […]