High Rise Mystery
by Sharna Jackson
On the hottest day of the year, sisters Nik and Norva (the UK’s first young black female detective duo) use suspicions and smells to lead them to a horrible discovery on their south-east London estate. One of their favourite residents
is dead. The heat is on, as the duo race to find out who did this – and why.
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El Deafo
by Cece Bell
This beautifully illustrated, personal graphic novel recounts the author starting a new school with a huge hearing aid – at her previous school, every child was deaf. Suddenly she’s different. This is an inspirational handbook for turning ‘weaknesses’ into strengths.
Un Lun Dun
by China Miéville
Zanna and Deeba are drawn to a funhouse-mirror version of London following strange goings on centred around Zanna – a blue-eyed ‘chosen one’, destined to save the city. However, tropes are quickly subverted and stereotypes are smashed.
