True Stories (Children's/Teenage)

Two brothers growing up in the shadows of the Ballymun flats are on very different paths. Sports-mad Philly is on his way to the hallowed turf of C...

Three teens run out of fuel while island-hopping in the South Pacific. A lone sailor drifts on an inflatable life raft in the vast Atlantic. Four m...

A massive tsunami slams into a tourists train. A violent volcanic eruption overwhelms a hiker with hot ash and gasses. A raging wildfire forces a f...

From the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Tenzing Norgay, one of the firs...

Migration from Eastern Europe will explore the contemporary migration of workers and their families into the UK and western Europe since joining th...

  In this fascinating true story based on the life of Hardit Singh Malik, discover the adventures of WWI's first Indian pilot. ...

Michael Morpurgos childrens classic is now a major movie animation starring Cillian Murphy, Sally Hawkins and Ken Watanabe. With scree...

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Michael Morpurgo tells a new story about this milestone moment in British history. Aunt...

This series introduces young readers to some of the brightest stars in sports today. These exciting narratives summarize each players life and care...

When Jonas Salk sees his neighbors incapacitated by the polio virus, he knows it's his chance to apply the Jewish concept tikkun olam-healing the w...

Maisie Jones and the Dinosaur Bones is a fun, feminist, fossil-filled adventure that tells all young children: follow your dreams and you'll find a...

In her youth, she travelled around the world no ordinary thing for a girl from Chicago in 1930s. She thought it was a once in a lifetime experienc...

A worthwhile choice for family reading time and all children's book collections.Association of Jewish LibrariesSimple and melodic . . . bright and ...

Antarctica. Winter 1912.Hunkering down in the windiest place on earth, eighteen young Australians eagerly await a chance to prove themselves as pol...

Learn everything you need to know about Planet Earth in this incredible interactive encyclopedia.Explore more than 200 flaps - and even more natura...

It was still dark when Mr Miller opened the gates of the old zoo, but he wasn't scared because he wasn't alone. He was with Jessie the elephant and...

Teen boys need role models and encouragement more than ever, and Teen Trailblazers: Boys Who Dared highlights 30 young men who acted with kindness,...

For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has always been everyone's hero: a pro football superstar, a beloved member of the neighbourhood and a real...

An Exciting and Inspiring Collection of Vividly Told Stories of Christians Who Really Made A Difference.    Box Sets Make an Excellent Gift for...

From beloved author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Family, the final instalment in the series that began with the Newbery ...

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gri...

An Exciting and Inspiring Collection of Vividly Told Stories of Christians Who Really Made A Difference.   Box Sets Make an Excellent Gift for Wh...

This biographical account of Black Elk - a Lakota/Oglala medicine man - follows him from childhood all the way through adulthood. His story begins ...

*WINNER of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize for Excellence in Science Books* 'This is the perfect book for talking to children about death' - T...

Australia is full of girls who dare to do things differently. Adventurous girls. Girls with guts and spirit.You know what they are They're FIERCE. ...

Discover some of the inspirational men and women who have received Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine from 1901 to the present day, am...

In 2008, Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota launched the auto-bio webcomic Johnny Wander. Eight years, four cats, and three moves are chronicled in this gor...