Listen, Layla

Things Hoped For

Count Me In

Girl in Reverse

The Offline Diaries

The Real High School Handbook: How to Survive, Thrive, and Prepare for What's Next

I Am More Than My Hair: A Young Girl's Journey with Alopecia

Melonhead

Layla

Layla's mind goes a million miles a minute, so does her mouth – unfortunately her better judgement can take a while catch up! Although she believes she was justified for doing what she did, a suspension certainly isn't the way she would have wished to begin her time at her fancy new high school. Despite the setback, Layla's determined to show everyone that she does deserve her scholarship and sets her sights on winning a big invention competition. But where to begin?

Looking outside and in, Layla will need to come to terms with who she is and who she wants to be if she has any chance of succeeding.

Jam-packed with heart and humour You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied reveals a powerful new voice in children’s writing. Touching on the migrant experience and exploring thought-provoking themes relevant to all teens, this book shows the strength required to be a Queen with a capital ‘Q’.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Listen, Layla

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 2021

Things Hoped For

Andrew Clements, 2006

Count Me In

Varsha Bajaj, 2019

Girl in Reverse

Barbara Stuber, 2014

The Offline Diaries

Yomi Adegoke, Elizabeth Uviebinene, 2022

The Real High School Handbook: How to Survive, Thrive, and Prepare for What's Next

Susan Abel Lieberman, 1997

I Am More Than My Hair: A Young Girl's Journey with Alopecia

Atira Alexander, 2023

Melonhead

Michael De Guzman, 2002