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Noughts & Crosses.
Malorie Blackman, an award-winning British author and dramatist, is a major voice in children’s publishing, holding the post of Waterstones Children’s Laureate from 2013 to 2015.
Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.
Callum is a nought: he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life.
I am Malala.
Malala Yousafzai. I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, 9 October 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price when she was shot in the head at point-blank range.
You Can Do It.
Marcus Rashford.
From the international football icon, activist and author of You Are a Champion, comes another volume to inspire and energise young readers, helping them to find their voices and use their assertiveness to achieve beneficial goals.
Marcus uses the power of his voice to shine a light on the injustices, and now he wants to help YOU find the power in yours! From surrounding yourself with the right team, to showing kindness to others and championing difference, Marcus shows you that your voice does matter.
The Hate U Give.
Angie Thomas.
The 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner is an incendiary piece of work, which tackles race, violence and poverty with such raw honesty and fearlessness as to mark a new page in the evolution of the YA novel.
Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.
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