True Stories (Children's/Teenage)

This cheerful compendium of true, narrative non-fiction stories show that when we give it a little bit of space and maybe a gentle helping hand, na...

Step into historic London and follow two young wildcats caught in the Great Fire, in The Fire Cats of London: a story of daring, courage and loyalt...

Experience the Titanic in full colour! An exciting graphic novel adventure, combining historical fact with high-action ...

A haunting and romantic novel set in post-war Spain by Ruta Sepetys - winner of the Carnegie Medal 2017.Madrid, 1957.Daniel, young, wealthy and uns...

This is the absolutely astonishing, fantastically feminist and, best of all, totally true story of one amazingly inspirational global icon!Meet the...

Discover history through the eyes of one of the smartest, funniest, and coolest figures from America''s past. This book presents 50 of B...

You've likely heard of the performer Dolly Parton. But do you know where this dazzling songwriter and musician draws her roots? As one of twelve ch...

Learn about Ireland''s original rebel girl in this exciting new series of inspirational Irish lives In an exciting new series of books for child...

The inspiration behind many of Ireland's greatest days, Shay Given earned 134 caps for his country and played in goal for Ireland for 20 years!  F...

  An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick. When Colin Kaepernick w...

Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women in history. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a great beauty, she...

Chris Pratt captivated audiences as Marvels Star-Lord. With compelling images, fun facts, and an Inside Hollywood special feature, this book provid...

From the dense rainforests of the Amazon to the chill of the snowy Arctic, come on an intrepid adventure to the world's most extreme places, and fi...

This title introduces readers to the life and music of Billie Eilish. Colorful photos, fun facts, and a timeline of key dates in her life make this...

This title focuses on Kyle Busch and gives information related to his early life, his time racing in NASCAR, and the legacy he leaves behind. This ...

Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of th...

Evacuee - a real-life World War Two story is the author''s own true story of her evacuation to the countryside during WWII. ...

Once upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirr...

  Explore the lives of the Windrush generation in this full-colour anthology. With a foreword from Baroness Floella Benjamin, D...

  A gripping first-hand account of life back home during World War Two. Britain has been fighting the Second World War for f...

  Home Again tells twelve moving tales of homecoming, centred around VE Day. With a foreword by Forces Sweetheart, Dame Vera L...

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Awardnominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring ...

A spirited picture book biography about Althea Gibson, the first black Wimbledon, French, and U.S. Open tennis champion, from debut author Megan Re...

In 1917, in Cottingley, England, a girl named Elsie took a picture of her younger cousin, Frances. Also in the photo was a group of fairies, fairie...

Henry VIII was flamboyant, courageous and headstrong. His life spans a fascinating, important period in history, in which he plays a crucial part. ...

Told from a Native American point of view, Black Elks Vision provides a unique perspective on American history. From recounting the visions Black E...

This stunning interactive journal of a young boy explains the events of the time from a personal perspective, while at the same time showing facts,...

'When people gave up on Wylie, Wylie refused to give up on people.'For a street dog born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to be crowned top do...

From best friends James Bowen and street cat Bob, stars of the number one bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob, comes a special edition of The World ...

This title focuses on Jeff Gordon and gives information related to his early life, his time racing in NASCAR, and the legacy he leaves behind. This...

A wonderfully written and engaging teenage memoir: read all about Jacqueline's problems with her family, her first love, her school life and her fr...

The heroic, real-life personal account of Chris Ryan's most famous mission, The One That Got Away, is now reworked for a new generation. Some autho...

Escape from a bullying mother takes one young woman to an even more dangerous place.Alice Angel has known only a life of rules, restriction and pun...

This amazing true story of a boy fleeing Tehran on his own during the Iran- Iraq War provides a powerful child's-eye view of political tumult, sepa...

A picture book biography that''''s like Ocean''''s Eleven for third graders - only it''''s a true story! In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a k a ...

Jordan, 1970. After a summer spent with her family, fifteen-year-old Anna is travelling back to her English boarding school alone. But her plane n...

Discover the amazing true story of Maria Mitchell, Americas first professional female astronomer.Every evening, from the time she was a child, Mari...

Nineteenth-century Tibet was an unknown entity, a complete geographical mystery to the West. Where did its capital city Lhasa lie?Which rivers, lak...