Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

The extraordinary YA TikTok sensation about learning to survive unthinkable trauma from bestselling author, Amber Smith 'After finishing this book, my heart was pounding and I couldn't find words big enough to describe how brilliant, beautiful, and...

Read the hilarious coming-of-age classic! Judy Blume's Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret is now a major film starring Rachel McAdams and Abby Ryder Fortson.Meet Margaret. She's going through all the same things most teenage girls have to face;...

Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her email drafts because nobody will ever read them ... that is, until someone sends them out. Seventeen-year-old Sadie Wen is perfect on paper. It's a reputation she's fought hard to earn at the...

Tally is autistic and proud. She used to feel like she had to hide her autism, but now Tally is determined to make sure people see who she really is. But now Tally has a new worry - her school trip. And that...

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. ...

"So uplifting and powerful - so, so good." Cathy Cassidy"Brave, honest, and heart-breakingly funny." Ben Miller"A beautiful, relevant story of courage, strength, and not letting other people decide who you are." Kate WestonAmelia Bright wants to be the...

The dramas, the traumas, the rumours - it's time to expose it all... The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Mean Girls in this scathingly funny and relatable high-school takedown from the queen of UKYA. Working on the school newspaper, Paige is used to...

MY NAME IS LARA BLOOM AND THIS IS MY LIFE . . . Meet Lara Bloom - the best friend you never knew you needed. This is her diary . . . When Lara meets super-cute new boy Caiden, she begins to think that the way to his heart is to give herself a glow up...

Telling a little white lie now and then is harmless, right? But what if it leads to you being a household name and international celebrity? Cole is the boy who fooled the world and finds himself trapped...

Facing up to fears of bullying, Eva finds the courage to take to the field in this heartwarming tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth. Eva's football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735269057Author Wab KinewFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957162010Author Jamarion BradfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Gilded Bee PublishingPublisher Gilded Bee PublishingWeight(grams)...

Formally titled George, this is the unforgettable debut from Alex Gino "Allow me to introduce you to a remarkable book, full of love, wonder, hope, and the importance of getting to be who you were meant to be. You...

*Read before you see the film - in cinemas this October!!* Dear Evan Hansen, Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why...When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy family's grief over the...

Ever since tragedy struck her family, Petula has learned to see danger everywhere - whether it's crossing the road or eating a poached egg. Petula's determined not to let her guard down, even if this means allowing herself to be ruled by anxiety and...

Being a teenager can be tricky. Especially when you have a VERY pushy mum. From the author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Judy Blume's classic novel Deenie is about unrealistic beauty standards and the pressure to look perfect.I hate it when my...

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Felix Knutsson is nearly thirteen, lives with his mother and pet gerbil Horatio, and is brilliant at memorising facts and trivia. But Felix and his mom Astrid have a secret: they are living in a van. Astrid promises...

"...it will sweep you into a glorious, romantic summer haze!" - thebookactivist A long, hot Italian summer. A duel of kisses. The rules: sparks must fly. Dreams must dance. Neither party must fall in love. ...

Gorgeously written and oh-so-deeply felt - Nicola Yoon, author of Everything Everything and The Sun is Also a StarFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see (and love)...

Introducing the YA fiction debut from bestselling author and journalist Bryony Gordon in a modern twist on Rapunzel and one girl's quest to find a different sort of happy ever after. Barb may have zero friends IRL, but online, she is popular. Like,...

'We wanted to create a space where anyone who is feeling sad or alone could come and feel ... well, not so alone. Welcome ... to the Sad Ghost Club!'A heart-warming series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits.When one sad ghost,...

Howl with laughter with the SEVENTH book in the hilarious full-colour, illustrated series, Dog Man, from the creator of Captain Underpants! The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad...

The groundbreaking and bestselling first Spinster Club novel from YA star Holly Bourne - "A brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship." The GuardianAll Evie wants is to be normal. And now that she's...

Praise for Run, Rebel - a Guardian best book of 2020: A tightly crafted series of punchy, often heartbreaking narrative poems . . . Mann's brilliant, coruscating verse novel lays out the anatomy of Amber's revolution, and the tentative first flowerings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250864970Author Tricia LevensellerFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 213mm...

"Believable characters and the warmth of Green's writing bring light to a difficult topic" - Observer In the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage romance begins. But in this time and place, sparks...

From Scott Lang, the man in the Ant-Man suit, comes an ant's-eye view of what it's like to be an AvengerAbout the AuthorScott Lang is a scientist and inventor with a master's degree in electrical engineering. He has been an ice cream scooper, a corporate...

WINNER OF THE BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARD 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOKS PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARD 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2022 "Heartfelt and hilarious"...

From acclaimed writer and comedian, Jenny Eclair, comes a hilarious and heart-breaking story about a friendship against all odds. Summer 1975: Helena is bored out of her mind - there's absolutely nothing to do and her supposed "best friends" Gwen and...

How can you find your soul mate, when you don't have a soul? Iris lives in a world ruled by The Order. Inspectors police the population by keeping careful watch over people's souls. If they shine their...

Thrilling, tense and hard-hitting, Chessboxer is perfect for fans of Netflix's The Queen's Gambit 'Gripping and surprising. I gulped it down' Sarah Crossan Leah Baxter is a genius. She's a few wins away from becoming a junior chess grandmaster, and...

"brave and intelligent" BookTrust BOOKTRUST TEENAGE PRIZE 2005 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL & WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD 2005 A book as blisteringly relevant as it was when published ...

A groundbreaking memoir about being a trans teen. Warning: This book contains adult themes for readers aged 14+ "Candid writing, playful artwork, and a riotous and fearlessly real story of figuring out...

NOMINATED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL, 2022 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 - WATERSTONES THE NEW YORK TIMES 20 Great Queer YA Books to Add to Your Reading List SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHESHIRE SCHOOLS BOOK AWARD, 2022 ...

A powerful, contemporary teen novel about the courage to be yourself in the face of online and in-school peer pressure, from the co-author of Can You See Me? - perfect for fans of Tamsin Winter, Holly Bourne and Moxie. ...

A warm, witty, important story about being a young woman today, and what it's like to find a real connection amid all the noise. Perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Laura Steven's The Exact Opposite of Okay. With Pez, the days felt endless -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Young Reader's Choice Award (Senior/Grades 10-12) 2015 and California Young Reader Medal (Young Adult) 2015 and Garden State Teen Book Award (Fiction (Grades...

"Gorgeous inside and out" The BookActivist A gorgeously dreamy coming-of-age romance set against a stunning Gatsby-esque backdrop. Growing up in her sleepy Cornish village dreaming of being a writer, ...

A love story about opening your heart, by Rainbow Rowell, the New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park.Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's...

"A powerful, vital gut-punch" - Laura Bates"Funny and sad, this book urges girls to know their own worth" - The Guardian"Tackles abusive relationships with a compassionate and authentic voice" - The I It looked like love.It felt like love.But this isn't...