Personal & social issues: truancy & school problems (Children's&YA) books

194 books were found.

Billy and Ant Lie

Billy and Ant Lie

Author: James Minter ,  Helen Rushworth
ISBN: 9781910727157
Format: Paperback
$25.75

Lies are told for a number of reason but most often to avoid getting into trouble. Billy and Ant mess about on their...  Read More >>

I Am Jack

I Am Jack

Author: Susanne Gervay ,  Cathy Wilcox
ISBN: 9780207199059
Format: Paperback
$14.99

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My Stinky New School

My Stinky New School

Author: Rebecca Elliott
ISBN: 9780745976303
Format: Paperback
$18.09

A quirky and amusing book helping children deal with moving to a new school by Rebecca Elliot, author of 'Just Because....  Read More >>

White Lies, Black Dare

White Lies, Black Dare

Author: Joanna Nadin
ISBN: 9780349124537
Format: Paperback
$16.99

A compelling story for 10+ readers about falling in with the wrong crowd, and standing up for what you believe in....  Read More >>

Billy is Nasty to Ant: Jealousy

Billy is Nasty to Ant: Jealousy

Author: James Minter ,  Helen Rushworth
ISBN: 9781910727126
Format: Paperback
$25.75

Billy and Ant are in a school production. Billy believes he deserves the most attention for being the better student....  Read More >>

Not Bad For A Bad Lad: a story of friendship, hope and second chances

Not Bad For A Bad Lad: a story of friendship, hope and...

Author: Michael Morpurgo ,  Michael Foreman
ISBN: 9781848124714
Format: Paperback
$15.99

A powerful and inspiring tale of redemption from the author of War Horse.  Read More >>

Don't Like Mondays?: Make School Work for You

Don't Like Mondays?: Make School Work for You

Author: Sonia Blandford
ISBN: 9781909717541
Format: Paperback
$25.99

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Global Youth: Understanding Challenges, Identifying Solutions, Offering Hope

Global Youth: Understanding Challenges, Identifying...

Author: Marc V. Felizzi ,  Karen M. Rice
ISBN: 9781443880312
Format: Hardback
$216.35

Youth violence is not a unique phenomenon, and, in fact, youth have been plagued with challenges throughout the...  Read More >>

Who Is Malala Yousafzai?

Who Is Malala Yousafzai?

Author: Dinah Brown ,  Who HQ
ISBN: 9780448489377
Format: Paperback
$14.99

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My Stinky New School

My Stinky New School

Author: Rebecca Elliott
ISBN: 9780745965017
Format: Hardback
$28.44

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Author: Sherman Alexie
ISBN: 9781783442010
Format: Paperback
$19.99

An all-new edition of the tragicomic smash hit which stormed the New York Times bestseller charts, now featuring...  Read More >>

Laurinda

Laurinda

Author: Alice Pung
ISBN: 9781863956925
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Laurinda is an exclusive school for girls. At its hidden centre of power is The Cabinet, a triangle of girls who...  Read More >>

Keeper's Ball

Keeper's Ball

Author: Rob Childs ,  Kate Sheppard
ISBN: 9780552572873
Format: Paperback
$19.99

Alex is always being left on the bench - in fact, he's sure he's only in the team at all because his dad helps out...  Read More >>

Scissors and Needle: Basic Shapes

Scissors and Needle: Basic Shapes

Author: Kim Yeong-Ah ,  The Pope Twins
ISBN: 9781925186260
Format: Paperback
$21.09

A clever witch gets creative with a pair of scissors and a magical needle and thread. Using cut-out shapes she creates...  Read More >>

The Dare Game

The Dare Game

Author: Jacqueline Wilson ,  Sandi Toksvig
ISBN: 9781486233212
Format: Audio
$28.41

Tracy Beaker, the Great Inventor of Extremely Outrageous Dares, returns in a sequel to The Story of Tracy Beaker....  Read More >>

Noodle Head

Noodle Head

Author: Jonathan Kebbe
ISBN: 9780552571548
Format: Paperback
$19.99

DOPED UP AND LOCKED UP - OR FREE? Marcus King - Noodle Head to his friends - is coming to the end of his six-month...  Read More >>

Fat Kid Rules The World

Fat Kid Rules The World

Author: K L Going
ISBN: 9780552568807
Format: Paperback
$29.99

When Troy (a hugely overweight social leper) befriends Curt (a skinny homeless punk guitar genius), they both get...  Read More >>

A School Counsellors Diary

A School Counsellors Diary

Author: Loya Agarwala
ISBN: 9789383260430
Format: Paperback
$41.37

A School Counsellor's Diary aims to bridge the gap in the modern Indian parent-adolescent relationship. Aimed at...  Read More >>

Web

Web

Author: Alison Prince ,  Kevin Hopgood
ISBN: 9781781123775
Format: Paperback
$16.99

Tim is terrible at French, so when his football coach Max offers to help with his homework he's thrilled. He knows...  Read More >>

I Just Want to Do it My Way!

I Just Want to Do it My Way!

Author: Julia Cook (Julia Cook) ,  Kelsey De Weerd (Kelsey De Weerd)
ISBN: 9781934490433
Format: Paperback
$31.55

RJ likes to do things his own way and won't ask for help... even when he really should. That's why many of his assignments...  Read More >>

The Present Takers

The Present Takers

Author: Aidan Chambers
ISBN: 9781849419987
Format: Paperback
$19.95

Lucy's life is being made hell by Melanie Prosser and her bullying sidekicks - the present takers - who threaten...  Read More >>

TURF

TURF

Author: John Lucas
ISBN: 9780552566124
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Jay is fifteen years old and a member of the Blake Street Boyz gang. Choose the right clothes, the right chat, the...  Read More >>

Taking Responsibility Pack: Set 2

Taking Responsibility Pack: Set 2

Author: Helen Orme ,  David Orme
ISBN: 9781841673868
Format: Paperback
$98.32

Taking Responsibility Pack contains the The Taking Responsibility reading book and its accompanying workbook. It...  Read More >>

The Supportive School: Wellbeing and the Young Adolescent

The Supportive School: Wellbeing and the Young Adolescent...

Author: Maurice Galton ,  John Gray
ISBN: 9781443832090
Format: Hardback
$90.54

The Supportive School tackles some important contemporary issues of interest to teachers, parents and policy-makers...  Read More >>

Green Fingers

Green Fingers

Author: Mr Paul May
ISBN: 9780440869801
Format: Paperback
$42.24

Troubled Kate is hostile to the idea of moving to the country, suspecting that the family are only moving because...  Read More >>

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