Personal & social issues titles - 33,257 results

The Little Refugee

Anh Do, Suzanne Do

Children's & Educational; Picture books, activity books & early learning material; Picture books; People & places (Children's&YA); Social issues (Children's&YA)

Hardback

The Little Refugee tells of one family's survival against the odds, and the transforming power of hope. [more]

One Small Island

Alison Lester, Coral Tulloch

Children's & Educational; Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA); Social issues: environment & green issues (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea,... [more]

The Vampire Diaries: The Hunters: Destiny Rising

L J Smith

Fantasy; Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's&YA); Science fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA)

Hardback

The final book of the Hunters arc. Elena has reunited with Stefan, while Damon, hurt by the rejection, has become dark and... [more]

How To Get Expelled From School: A Guide to Climate Change for Pupils, Parents...

Ian Plimer

Mathematics & Sciences; The environment; Social issues (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Are pupils, parents and the public being fed political propaganda on climate change?; Now is your chance to find out. Professor... [more]

Wasteland: Wasteland #1

Laurence Klavan, Susan Kim

Science fiction; Science fiction (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's&YA)

Other merchandise

In a post-apocalyptic world where everyone dies at age nineteen and rainwater contains a killer virus, loners Esther and Eli... [more]

My Busy Being Bella Day

Rebecca Patterson

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Bella has to go to nursery - but what about baby brother Bob? Bella discovers there's some good things about being bigger... [more]

Itch Rocks

Simon Mayo

Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

Paperback

After almost poisoning his whole class with arsenic gas, going on the run from a psychotic science teacher and nearly dying... [more]

Not Your Typical Dragon

Dan Bar-el

Children's & Educational; Animal stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

Paperback

When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the... [more]

The Humming Room

Ellen Potter

Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Science fiction (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

Paperback

This tale of a girl who discovers a hidden room in her uncle's strange house--a garden with a tragic secret--is inspired by... [more]

Steal My Sunshine

Emily Gale

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: teenage pregnancy (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Steal my Sunshine is a gorgeous read, full of mystery, history, hope and heartbreak. I was gripped all the way to the bittersweet... [more]

Pocket Eyewitness Human Body

Children's & Educational; Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA); Reference works (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Offers information on the skeleton, blood system, the lungs and how we breathe, the nerves and how we digest our food. This... [more]

Shahana: Through My Eyes

Rosanne Hawke

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian... [more]

Lost Words the Holocaust: Mankind's Darkest Hour

Judith Sandeen Bartel

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)

Paperback

The Lost Words series provides an authentic picture of life in history through first-hand accounts. Powerful and emotive,... [more]

Have You Started Yet?: You and Your Period: Getting the Facts Straight

Chloe Thomson, Ruth Thomson

Children's & Educational; Personal & social issues: sex education & the facts of life (Children's&YA)

Paperback

The definitive guide to periods and puberty for girls. [more]

Living with Mum and Living with Dad: My Two Homes

Melanie Walsh

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: divorce, separation, family break-up (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Mum and Dad don't live together any more, so sometimes this little girl lives with her mum and her cat, and sometimes she... [more]

All We Know of Love

Nora Raleigh Baskin

Children's & Educational; Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Natalie is on a bus trip to see her mother, who had abandoned her family four years earlier. On the way, she thinks about... [more]

Never Fall Down

Patricia McCormick

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia. His whole town is walking with him. They're walking into... [more]

Thea Stilton and the Dancing Shadows: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure

Thea Stilton

Children's & Educational; Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

Paperback

The Thea Sisters are headed to Italy for a ballet competition! But the mouselets aren't just there to danceNthey are there... [more]

Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, and Raven

Lauren Oliver

Fantasy; Science fiction (Children's&YA); Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Paperback

This collection by New York Times -bestselling author Oliver contains three stories set in the Delirium world that were previously... [more]

Me, Myself and I: All About Sex and Puberty

Louise Spilsbury

Children's & Educational; Educational: Personal, social & health education (PSHE); Personal & social issues: sex education & the facts of life (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A complete guide to sex and puberty for teenagers. This book is written in a friendly, accessible tone suitable for readers... [more]

My Life Undecided

Jessica Brody

Children's & Educational; Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Personal & social issues: body & health (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's&YA)

Paperback

From the author of The Karma Club. Brooklyn Pierce is notorious for making bad decisions. Now she's putting her fate in... [more]

Brontorina

James Howe (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Children's & Educational; Animal stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Brontorina has a dream. She wants to dance, but she is too large to fit in Madame Lucille's dance studio. Howe introduces... [more]

The Scar

Charlotte Moundlic

Children's & Educational; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Features a little boy who wakes up to find that his mother has died, he is overwhelmed with sadness, anger and fear that he... [more]

The Worst Thing About My Sister

Jacqueline Wilson

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Marty and her sister Melissa couldn't be more different. The sisters can manage to live together, despite their occasional... [more]

The Whole Stupid Way We Are

N Griffin

Children's & Educational; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's&YA)

Paperback

What happens when everything you've got to give isn't enough to save someone you love? It's Maine. It's winter. And it's FREEZING... [more]