Frank Cottrell Boyce
Desirable

George is a loser. Even his grandad doesn't want to hang out with him! Then he starts using the weird old aftershave that he got for his birthday. Suddenly all the girls are in love with him ... and that includes the teachers! George wanted to be popular. Now he's looking for somewhere to hide.... Illustrated by Dylan Gibsan

About the author Frank Cottrell Boyce is a successful British screenwriter whose film credits include Welcome to Sarajeva, Hilary and Jackie and 24 Hour Party People. Millions, his debut novel, won the 2004 Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. His second novel, Framed, was shortlisted for the 200S Whitbread Children's Fiction Award and has also been shortlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal.

Andy Stanton
The Story of Matthew Buzzington

Matthew Buzzingcon is a 10 year-old boy with an amazing power. But will it be enough to beat Pineapple Johnson, the toughest boy in the school!

About the author Andy Stanton lives in North London. He studied English at Oxford but they kicked him out. He has been a stand-up comedian, a film script reader, a cartoonist, an NHS lackey and lots of other things. He has many interests, but best of all he likes cartoons, books and music (even jazz). One day he'd like to live in New York or Berlin or one of those places because he's got fantasies of bohemia. He is best known for his Mr Gum series of books.

At the North Pole, Matthew Henson battled fear, frostbite and freezing winds. At home in America, he was treated badly - just because he was black. But Matt never gave up ... The amazing adventure of Matthew Henson. Explorer. Survivor. Arctic Hero. Illustrated by Seb Camagajevac

About the author Catherine Johnson is a novelist and screenwriter. She has written 11 novels for young adults including A Nest of Vipers. She was co-writer on the award-winning film Bullet Boy, has worked as a mentor for the British Council and Royal Literary Fund, was writer in residence in Holloway prison and runs creative writing workshops in schools. She lives in Hackney with her partner and teenage children.