For those of you who have asked me (Helena) for book recommendations for relations (and for those of you who haven’t) here are the favourites of the children in the Middle Graders’ Book Club, Teen Book Club and Young Adult Book Club.
FROM 13-16 year olds
Caitlin – One of Us is Lying – Karen M. McManus
The Silver Sword – Ian Seraillier
Jake – More Than This – Patrick Ness
One of Us Is Lying – Karen M. McManus
Ellie – One of Us Is Lying – Patrick Ness
Zahra – Every Day – David Levithan
More Than This – Patrick Ness
Zaki – One of Us is Lying – Karen M. McManus
Ashiana – One of Us is Lying – Karen M. McManus
Amario – Every Day – David Levithan
FROM 11-12 year olds
Zayne – My Sister Lives on The Mantelpiece – Annabel Pitcher
Jake – Warrior Cats – Erin Hunter
Leah – Time Travelling with a Hamster – Ross Welford
Bella – Warrior Cats – Erin Hunter
John – Warrior Cats – Erin Hunter
Kian – Warrior Cats – Erin Hunter
FROM 8-10 year olds
James – Coraline – Neil Gaiman,
Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver
Bella – Time Travelling with a Hamster – Ross Welford
Freya – Mary Poppins – P.L Travers
Katerina – Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver
Time Travelling with a Hamster – Ross Welford
Mary Ellen – Time Travelling with a Hamster – Ross Welford
Mary Poppins – P.L Travers
Rian – The Diamond Brothers series – Anthony Horowitz
Maria – Cogheart – Peter Bunzl
Angelina – Cogheart – Peter Bunzl
Zain – Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver
Helena’s Favourites – A Kingdom by the Sea – Robert Westall, Wolf Brother – Michelle Paver, Mary Poppins – P.L Travers, Coraline – Neil Gaiman, More Than This – Patrick Ness, My Sister Lives on A Mantelpiece – Annabel Pitcher, The Rest of Us Still Live Here – Patrick Ness, How I Live Now – Meg Rossof, The Knife of Never Letting Go – Patrick Ness




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