School & Education

What happens when society wants you banged up in prison for a crime your parents committed?That's the situation in which Ant finds herself - together with her little brother Mattie and their foster-parents, she's locked up in a new kind of family prison...

Soul and Glory takes you on a journey through football history, spanning four unforgettable and unique decades from 1950 to 1989. Using beautiful images, it's a celebration of the game, from the life and soul of the packed-out terraces to the glory and...

Nick Brooks's Promise Boys is a trailblazing, blockbuster YA mystery about three teen boys of colour who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. For fans of Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds, and Karen McManus.The Urban Promise...

FOURTH YEAR. TWO PALS. ONE MURDER. 'Whoever said yer school days are the best days ae yer life was at the absolute wind up. I hink maist grown ups dinnae mind whit it was really like. Wait til yeese hear whit Sonny and me got detention for...' ...

Betty and Veronica's cheerleading retreat with the River Vixens was supposed to be fun - not deadly. Betty, Veronica, Cheryl and the rest of the River Vixens are heading out of town for the weekend on a cheerleading retreat. So...

Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation. Robert is a boy who can do anything - or so old Edith Sorrel at the nursing home tells him. Robert doesn't think so, knowing as...

Spud's nearly 15 and although he is no longer the youngest or the smallest in his dorm, his second year at boarding school is beset with women trouble, misguided late-night adventures and excruciating family visits. With his dreams of a stage career in...

A Young Adult Mystery Adventure set in Cornwall, by the 2013 winner of The Next Novelist. When fourteen-year-old Holly Champion's father sends her to an exclusive clifftop academy in Cornwall, she must race against time to save the people she loves...

From the outside, Everest has it all, but there's only one girl who can see him for who he truly is...High school senior Everest is the most popular guy in school. On the surface, handsome, wealthy and captain of the football team, but inside,...

Spud Milton (practically a man in most areas) is hoping for a smooth ride as he returns to boarding school as a senior. But instead he finds his vindictive arch-enemy is back to taunt him and a garrulous new boy has taken residence in his dorm, along...

Cricket is defined by the characters who have played it, watched it, reported it, ruled upon it, ruined it and rejoiced in it. Humorous and deeply affectionate, Cricketing Lives tells the story of the world's greatest and most incomprehensible game...

A romantic, funny YA perfect for fans of Dear Evan Hansen and Everything, Everything. 'Honest, eye-opening, heartful' - Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give 'A poignant, heart-warming read that I simply adored from cover to cover' -...

Anthony McGowan is the Carnegie Medal 2020 winning author of Lark.He is coming to kill me.Now would be a good time to run.I cannot run. I am too afraid to run.Paul Varderman could be at any normal school - bullies, girls and annoying teachers are just a...

A queer YA coming-of-age novel that explores what it means to be yourself, even when it feels like the world wants you to be someone else - perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Fangirl and Casey McQuiston 'A magical, heartwarming story as much about...

This third original novel features a story not seen on the hit NETFLIX show! During the Riverdale Revels festival, Archie, Betty, Jughead and Veronica find out that the dark roots of the Town with Pep go even deeper than...

School is tough enough without throwing a hijab into the mix... Amal is a 16-year-old Melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, exams, chocolate and magazines. She's also a Muslim, struggling to...

A thrilling read, for fans of Gone Girl and We Were Liars.There was no sign of a struggle, they whisper to each other. She took her phone but left her laptop behind.Apparently, she'd met someone online, they write to each other in class, phones buzzing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250885005Author Ann ZhaoFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm *...

The differences between Yamato and Kakeru couldn't be more obvious. Yamato gets good grades, while Kakeru's are less than average. And while Yamato is very attractive, Kakeru's looks are perfectly average. Not a problem-unless you're in love with your...

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Real, compulsive and intense: Cat Clarke is the queen of emotional suspense. For fans of Jandy Nelson, Paula Hawkins, and Megan Abbott.'Emotive, creepy AND funny. A quality page-turner' SARAH CROSSAN'A new Cat Clarke novel is always something to...

Now a major TV series on SKY & NOWTVONLY A TRUE BEST FRIEND CAN PROTECT YOU FROM IMMORTAL ENEMIES . . .Lissa Dragomir is a mortal vampire. She must be protected at all times from the fiercest and most dangerous vampires of all - the ones who will never...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for John Newbery Medal 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780547237602Author Gary D. SchmidtFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Houghton...

From award-winning author Alex Gino comes a groundbreaking novel for children about how important the past can be those trying to create a different future. Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. ...

Book 2 in the Galloway Girls series - endorsed by Estelle Maskame, YA author of the DIMILY series! Gemma's not sure if she's brave enough to go to her music audition, or if she even wants to study music at all. She's definitely not sure forming a band...

The inspirational back-to-school handbook, from the star of Educating Yorkshire and bestselling author, Mr Matthew Burton. Does your child seem disinterested in school, lacking in enthusiasm or anxious about their work? In this perfect pick-me-up, head...

Goodbye, Perfect is a beautiful and emotional contemporary YA novel, with a powerful friendship at its heart, by bestselling author Sara Barnard. Now with a bold updated cover look.When I was wild, you were steady . . . Now you are wild - what am I? Eden...

Place-Names of Carmarthenshire is the first publication to investigate all major place-names in the historic county of Carmarthen (1536-1974), including the westerly parts of the county transferred to modern Pembrokeshire after 1996. Tracing the...

From the award-winning author Robin Talley comes an inspiring new novel about the power of love to fight prejudice and hate. Two women connected across generations through the power of words. In 1955...

SPIRIT BOUND is the fifth book in the international Number 1 bestselling Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead - NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES ON SKY AND NOWTV.Higher Learning. Higher Stakes. ROSE'S LIFE WILL NEVER BE HER OWN.Rose Hathaway has been outrunning...

From the internationally bestselling author of Netflix's hottest new show, One of Us is Lying, comes a new, page-turning thriller . . .True crime can leave a false trail.Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her...

Nate, Dan, Chuck, Serena, and Blair are back from college for a holiday break in the city. Has college changed anyone? What kind of hookups and breakups were going on while our favorite BFFs were apart...and what will happen now that they're together...

New York Times BestsellerPopular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek is a touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen.'School is the armpit of life . . . and my school is no exception'Stuck at the bottom of the...

The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan--inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad.Sixteen-year-old Nicholas...

Karen McCombie explores identity, friendship and fresh starts in this touching tale perfectly pitched for struggling teen readers. Karen McCombie explores identity, friendship and fresh starts in this touching tale perfectly pitched for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2005 and Kentucky Bluegrass Master List 2006 and Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List 2005.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for The Republic of Consciousness Prize 2021 and The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2021. Short-listed for The Goldsmiths Prize 2020.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848864047Author Lou TreleavenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Maverick Arts PublishingPublisher Maverick Arts Publishing

Up in the Alps, Cara's old life feels a million miles away. Nobody at Hope Hall knows her past. With secrets to keep, can Cara allow herself this chance to live again? New Year's Eve, San Francisco. The most promising party of the year ends in...

Meet Adele Vialli: 14 years old, a star footballer. With an aching heart and an impossible frenemy. She is intelligent, funny and resourceful, yet gets into fights all the time. She finds school boring compared to shoplifting, hanging out with her...