Five Things They Never Told Me

The Artful Adventure

Benny Beats His Shyness: Kids and Parents Overcoming Social Anxiety

Finding Home

Indie Kidd: Are We Having Fun Yet (Hmmm?)

Rent a Bridesmaid

The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.

My Dream Room

Jelly, aged 11, is the life and soul of the classroom. She's popular and great at doing impressions. She's also overweight. She's learned to deal with the put-downs by brushing them off and pretending she finds it all very funny - while making up poems and writing her private worries in a notebook.

Then Lennon arrives, Mum's new boyfriend. He's nice. He treats her mum well, buys her flowers, doesn't let her down. He's the first person to have noticed that Jelly is playing a part. He reads her poems and tells her they're really good. In fact, he'd like to set one to music.

When a talent show is announced at school, Lennon persuades Jelly sing her poem in the contest. But can Jelly find the courage to perform something so personal - especially when Lennon might not always be there to cheer her on?

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Five Things They Never Told Me

Rebecca Westcott, 2015

The Artful Adventure

Dan Santat, Minh Lê, 2022

Benny Beats His Shyness: Kids and Parents Overcoming Social Anxiety

Dr. Jonathan Kushnir, Vidya Lalgudi Jaishankar, Ram Kushnir, 2021

Finding Home

Jessica Fritz, 2021

Indie Kidd: Are We Having Fun Yet (Hmmm?)

Karen Mccombie, 2006

Rent a Bridesmaid

Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt, 2016

The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S.

David Levithan, 2021

My Dream Room

, 2004