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

Shaun Weller and Henley Mitchell live in a tiny country town. Both boys are picked on mercilessly by the school...  Read More >>

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The third title in Jean Ure’s acclaimed series of humorous, delightful and poignant stories written in the form...  Read More >>

In these stories young readers meet children whose lives are disrupted by war and disaster. They will discover how...  Read More >>

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At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected...  Read More >>

A scruffy little starling helps Adam stand up for himself. Adam is shy and a dreamer. He is picked on at school...  Read More >>

"Two boys--a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny genius in leg braces--forge a unique friendship...  Read More >>

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Molly Pepper spends the summer playing with her new friend Franklin P. Shuckles. But when school starts and she...  Read More >>

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Sam Wilkinson has become the latest target of John Snow's bullying tactics. Even though there is no physical violence,...  Read More >>

A practical book for parents and children which explains what behaviour can be considered as bullying, and what...  Read More >>

This is essentially a practical book to help teachers and parents work with their children to prevent bu llying...  Read More >>

Ellie battles feelings of anxiety about school that she can’t explain in this sensitively told tale from acclaimed...  Read More >>

A laugh-out-loud rhyming romp about how being HANGRY really makes you feel!  Read More >>

Inspired by a true story, Seabird follows the early teen years of Kartini, the daughter of a nineteenth century...  Read More >>

Inspired by a true story, Seabird follows the early teen years of Kartini, the daughter of a nineteenth century...  Read More >>

Book two in the interactive novelty series that introduces young children to money, spending and saving.  Read More >>

Follows the fortunes of Nona, her mother and Nona's younger sister Sharon. The family runs away together to the...  Read More >>

A beautifully illustrated book that gently explores the complicated feelings Miya experiences when her teacher shares...  Read More >>

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