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NfN Recommends: For Children and Young Adults!
Our marvellous recommended reads list for children and young adults!
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The Search for Carmella - by Chloe Savage - £12.99
A stunning book about wonder, bravery, and the freedom to pursue your curiosity from the author-illustrator of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish.
Ever since Dr Rose was a little girl paddling in rock pools, she has always loved the s ... more
A Poem for Every Day of Christmas - by Allie Esiri - £10.00
This stunning hardback gift book is the perfect pocket-sized stocking-filler for everyone on your list.
A Poem for Every Day of Christmas is a splendid collection of thirty-one poems, compiled by award-winning anthologist Allie Esiri, to tak ... more
The Little Prince - by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, illustrated by Chris Riddell, translated by Ros Schwa - £25.00
Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated The Little Prince in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic.
After crash-landing in the Sahara Dese ... more
People Need People - by Benjamin Zephaniah, illustrated by Nila Aye - £6.99
"A joyous book to share, with charming details to spot on every spread"(BookTrust)
To walk to
To talk to
To cry and rely on,
People will always need people...
From the creators of Nature Trail comes an uplifting picture book about ... more
Terra Ultima: The Discovery of a New Continent - by Raoul Deleo - £14.99
To most of us, the world in which we live seems well-traversed - explored in all directions and meticulously mapped. But something unbelievable has escaped us all... an entire continent named Terra Ultima.
This extraordinary book documents this st ... more
The Big Amazing Poetry Book: 52 Weeks of Poetry From 52 Brilliant Poets - by Edited by Gaby Morgan, illustrated by Chris Riddell - £9.99
From John Agard and Julia Donaldson to Nikita Gill, Brian Bilston and Carol Ann Duffy, The Big Amazing Poetry Book is a brilliant, accessible introduction to poetry and to fifty-two fantastic poets.
Introduced by Roger McGough, the book feat ... more
Leila and the Blue Fox - by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de Freston - £7.99
'A captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart’ Sophie Anderson
‘This is an extraordinary book – wild and beautiful and perfect. The mess and tangle of humanity is so brilliantly contrasted w ... more
Yellow Butterfly: A Story from Ukraine - by Oleksandr Shatokhin - £15.99
A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky.
Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the c ... more
The Lovely Dark - by Matthew Fox - £7.99
Beautifully moving and breathtakingly original, this is a story of bravery and second chances, for readers aged 9+.
When 12-year-old Eleanor Newton dies in an accident, she finds herself journeying down a mysterious river that takes her to T ... more
This Poison Heart - by Kalynn Bayron - £7.99
"Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after"(Brigid Kemmerer)
Ever since she can re ... more
City of Stolen Magic - by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak - £7.99
A spellbinding, epic and heart-racing magical adventure from an exquisite new storytelling talent.
'An unexpected gem of a story... A stellar setting, a gut-punch of a twist, and an unforgettable heroine. This has all the hallmarks of classi ... more
Keisha Jones Takes on the World - by Natalie Denny, illustrated by Chante Timothy - £6.99
Brimming with ideas and passion, Keisha’s determined to stamp down injustices and stand up for what she believes...
When Grandpa Joe tells Keisha about Great Aunt Bee, who was a lawyer and an activist, Keisha is determined to follow in her foo ... more
The Skull - by Jon Klassen - £14.99
Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.
In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped fro ... more
The Witch's Boy - by Kelly Barnhill - £6.99
A stunning novel from the Newbery Medal winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon.
When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convince ... more
Amazing Asia: An Encyclopedia of an Epic Continent - by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Jason Lyon - £20.00
Welcome to Asia! Discover the incredible history and diversity of Asia in all its splendour, with this stunningly illustrated and fact-filled encyclopedia. We dive deep into this vast and epic continent, looking at its incredible past, its fascinatin ... more
The House With a Dragon In It - by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett - £7.99
An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own magic.
When Summer and her foster family are having lunch one day, a hole appears in the middle of the livin ... more
Ellie Pillai is Brown - by Christine Pillainayagam - £8.99
The perfect coming-of-age romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice.
My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai... And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren’t we all, just a little bit?
Most days, Ellie Pillai ... more
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - by Isabella Tree, illustrated by Angela Harding - £20.00
Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back - An Illustrated Guide is a stunningly beautiful gift book written by Isabella Tree which tells the story of the Knepp Estate in West Sussex. It is illustrated in full colour with lino prints and watercolours by An ... more
Amari and the Night Brothers - by BB Alston - £7.99
Amari Peters knows three things.
Her big brother Quinton has gone missing.
No one will talk about it.
His mysterious job holds the secret...
So when Amari gets an invitation to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain ... more
Woodwitch (The Hedgewitch series: Book 2) - by Skye McKenna, illustrated by Tomislav Tomic - £7.99
Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own... The enchanting new series continues.
Cassie has settled into life in Hedgely when, out of the blue, her troubled cousin, Sebastian, comes to stay ... more
The Trouble with Dragons - by Debi Gliori - £5.99
The world is populated by some beastly dragons who care nothing for how much they pollute the oceans, chop down the trees, gobble up all the food and use everything up without stopping to think.
Those dragons need to wake up to what they a ... more
When Women Were Dragons - by Kelly Barnhill - £8.99
A GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A fiery feminist fantasy tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman’s place in the world and expanding minds about accepting ... more
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