The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif ShafakTwo teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witnesses their hushed, happy meetings; their silent, surreptitious departures.

Jarel Robinson-Brown

in an accessible way that instills body positivity and confidence

the literary heroine’s journey from brave to blank to bitter

leading neatly in between

conservation advice and what to avoid

The shocking facts of Alice's life test the limits of Julia's faith and strength

and a steady drumbeat of change to redefining feminism

Who is the other girl

Howard Hodgkin and Lucian Freud

John Kaag took journeys on foot through the Swiss Alps as an introspective teenager and later in life with his wife and child in tow

growing gay pride and punk rock

I Can Catch a Monster is a sassy and vibrant picture book with amazing shaped flaps and a message about not judging by appearance and standing up for yourself and your friends from the Macmillan Prize-winning creator of Little Red