Written by psychotherapist and counsellor Pat Thomas, this is one in a series of books which promote interaction between children, parents and teachers on personal, social and emotional issues. Ages 5 to 7.

This text looks at disability mainly from the perspective of the disabled child, their families and their helpers. It should also be relevant to the able-bodied child, helping to give them a platform to better understand and learn to support the disabled children around them. Ages 5 to 7.

In Ibn Battuta and the Lost Shadow , our hero is preparing to depart from Muscat to India. To his great astonishment, however, he discovers that his shadow has abandoned him! In order to retrieve his shadow, Ibn Battuta recalls the story of King Aramuld and how his shadow and his dreams conspired against him. Key stage 2 & 3. English, Reading and History. 7 to 14  year olds.

 In Ibn Battuta, Son of the Mighty Eagle , the young Moroccan traveller heads for India, but inevitably does not get there! Instead he comes across a straw hut built for love, has an audience with a poetry-reciting Mongol Emperor, and crosses the shark-infested Red Sea in the company of some camels. In Yemen, his adventures are still not over, as he chews on a leaf which makes him forget his worries, and in Africa, he tastes two exotic and delicious fruits for the first time. . Key stage 2 & 3. English, Reading and History. 7 to 14  year olds.

“Hands are not for hitting. Hands are for saying hello. . . .” And for playing, creating, helping, working, learning, encouraging, taking care of oneself, and so many more good things.

In this gentle, encouraging book, psychologist Martine Agassi helps young children understand that they are capable of positive, loving actions.

Simple words and warm, inviting full-color illustrations reinforce the underlying concepts: that violence is never okay, and kids can learn to manage their anger.

Especially at an age when children are interacting more with others and starting school, they need to know that hitting is unacceptable. Words tell—and pictures show—the many wonderful things kids can do with their hands instead of hitting.

Made to be read aloud, Hands Are Not for Hitting also includes a special section for adults, with ideas for things to talk about and activities to do together. Early years and key stage. English, Reading and PSHE. 0 to 7 year olds.

Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. Key stage 4 and 16+.

This story tells about Rafaella, the new girl at school who finds making friends hard. With her strange name and sticking out ears, she's different from the rest. Lucy is the first to tease and calls her "Earwig" but soon a secret friendship starts, full of warmth and mystery. Key stage 2 and 3.

This novel brings to life a girl's experience of civil war, life in a refugee village, the loss of both legs in a landmine accident and her long struggle to survive. It is as much a study of a young girl's strength and will to live as it is a political protest against war, terrorism and landmines. Key stage 4 and 16+ to adult.

A collection of stories dealing with aspects of racism, written by authors such as Jamila Gavin, Beverley Naidoo, Malorie Blackman and Melvin Burgess. The stories explore the roots of racism and the tensions between different ethnic groups. Key stage 3 & 4 and 16+.

Moving to the country because her parents want to run a dilapidated old hotel is not 11-year-old Nova's idea of fun. But meeting the hotel's resident ghost makes it a bit more bearable for Nova - especially as he's a gorgeous teenage boy, with problems of his own to sort out! Key stage 3 and 4 and 16+.

This is the third book in the series about a young boy and his journey to find himself and his culture. We first meet him in My Girragungi and then later in The Binna Binna Man. Njunjul (his Aboriginal name) is sixteen and journeys from his small country town to live with his aunt and uncle in the Sydney.

Key stage 4 and 16+ to adults.

The Binna Binna man can be good and heal you, but if you poke fun at him or go to touch him, then you can get into big trouble - like die. The young boy from "My Girragundji" learns that to stay strong you must listen to the old people and be connected to the place you came from. Key stage 4 and 16+ to adults.

Welcome to Bollywood. Enter Hrithik Roshan, new idol of the silver screen, seducing both the industry and the women of India in a flurry of triceps and biceps, tight T-shirts and slick dance moves. This work follows Hrithik's meteoric rise through the celluloid firmament.  16+ to adult.

If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him, the world's your oyster right? Wrong. If you're Jess - 18, Indian and a girl - you can forget it. But whilst her wedding-obsessed parents have other ideas, Jess joins a ladies football team and gets spotted by a talent scout. Key stage 3 and 4.

Meet Ellie, Jas, Della, Will and Billy. They’re tough. They’re street-smart. They’re the Crew and they live in what they call the Ghetto -- the housing around the city centre where everyone is broke and it’s important to stick together. No one bothers you when you’re part of a gang except, sometimes the older gangs, who can be dangerous. 

Key stage and 16+ to adults.

Cat's had enough of the in-fighting at her school. So what if some students, like her, use sign language and others use speech? With the end of school looming, they're going to need all the help they can get to cope with the scary, hearing world of "outside". Which is why Cat decides to learn to speak again, despite her best friend's opposition. And when she falls for a speaker, she risks losing everything. But Cat is determined that her voice will be heard...

Key stage 4.

Leo has heard the stories since he was a baby and now he's determined to find out if it's true. With his best friend, Merilee, he sets out to kill the superstitions that haunt his village. Leo is a wizard, like his great grandfather Illuminato, but there are sinister secrets at work against him. Will he have the power to withstand a raging force of evil more terrible than any legend?

Key stage 4 and 16+ to adults.

Trish longs to be like Grace - already a woman, black and confident. But Grace treats her like a child, so when she asks Trish to visit her home for Christmas, it seems her dreams of being "best friends" are about to come true. However, there are painful discoveries in store and danger too. Key stage 4 to 16+ to adults.

A collection of short stories - four published in different anthologies, three new ones - linked by the theme of young people experiencing dilemmas through the political contexts of South Africa under apartheid and after the first democratic elections. Key stage 3, 4, 16+ to adults.

Bullies are mean. Bullies are scary. Bullies are a pain in the brain—and every child needs to know what to do when confronted by one.

This book blends humor with serious, practical suggestions for coping with bullies.

Trevor Romain reassures kids that they're not alone and it's not their fault if a bully decides to pick on them. He explains some people are bullies and describes realistic ways to become "Bully-Proof," stop bullies from hurting others, and get help in dangerous situations.

And if bullies happen to read this book, they'll find ideas they can use to get along with others and feel good about themselves—without making other people miserable.