Coming of Age – Scuffed Granny

Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

A story of a girl taken from all she knows and her fight to survive in a world where she doesn’t fit

A book about people and the injustices that are served and the battle to conquer them

A heart-warming story of friendship between a show dog called Ruby, her handler, Toby and a reclusive epileptic girl called Rachel

An action-packed YA novel from start to finish which is primarily a mystery thriller with elements of family and coming-of-age thrown in

A book of boys and baseball which rolls along at a fair old pace, with humour, cracking dialogue and scrapes and incidents galore

A book which reveals itself gradually, uncoiling before us while being told through the eyes of our narrator, Cadence, but can we trust her?

Friends perform a ritual, entering their treasured items into a box buried in the woods. It must remain undisturbed or… So who opened it?

Why doesn’t Lena want to go home to Possett, Alabama? A book which explores the past, growing up, rites of passage and the ties that bind

Another great book from John Boyne which took me through the full range of human emotions, and the life and loves of Cyril Avery

A great fantasy opener from Krystal Bailey, which promises much more, with tense action, great characters and a world easy to visualise