David Almond
My Dad's a Bird Man

In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings on. Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies and feathering his nest. Auntie Doreen is getting cross and making suet dumplings. Mr Poops is parading the streets shouting. Even Mr Mint, the head teacher, is getting in a flap. And watching it all is Lizzie, missing her mam and looking after Dad and thinking how beautiful the birds are. What's behind it all! It's the Great Human Bird Competition, of course!

Geraldine McCaughrean
Casting the Gods Adrift

The year is 1351 BC and a new pharaoh is ruling Egypt. When Tutmose and his family arrive in Pharaoh Akhenaten's new city, they are delighted to be taken under the ruler's wing. But the pharaoh's strange ideas about religion will change life for them all....

A thrilling, dramatic story set at a key moment in history, from bestselling author Geraldine McCaughrean.

Nicole Dryburgh
The Way I See It

At age 11, Nicole Dryburgh did 12 hours of gymnastics every week. Then she was diagnosed with a malignant tumour on her spine. At age 13, she suffered a brain haemorrhage. Blind and unable to move, Nicole was expected to live for only weeks. Now 18, still blind and unable to walk, Nicole is always busy, whether writing, fund-raising, horse-riding or socialising with friends. Moving, inspiring, funny and unforgettable, Nicole's account is the triumphant story of a refusal to give up hope.