Collection: Young person's non-fiction

The body image thief is a sneaky character - if you're not careful, he'll steal away all your positive feelings about your body from your 'Body Image Vault', leaving only the negative ones behind. How can you banish him? Fortify your vault with positive self-beliefs so he can't break in! This ima...

Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and effective workbook for young people. Packed with activities and real-life stories, this imaginative workbook will show you what self-esteem is, how it develops, the impact it can have and how all this applies to your own self-esteem.

'Be Happy' is a guide to help teenagers focus on all the positives in their life, set goals and discover the best in themselves. It covers a range of topics, from what happiness really is to simple ways to boost your mood, from accepting who you are to managing your online reputation, from making...

This positive and insightful guide gives you the tools to build your resilience, embrace mistakes, and cope with life's challenges. There are tons of ideas to try to help you recognise your strength, deal with problems and navigate pressures in school and at home, plus you'll learn the science be...

Some events in life will always be out of our control, whether it's a global crisis or a traumatic event at home. 'Be Resilient' shows that the power to cope is in our hands. Discover how to develop the skill of mental resilience in this fascinating guide from award-winning author and teenage bra...

Ta-Nehisi Coates grew up in the tumultuous 1980s in Baltimore known, back then as the murder capital of the United States. With seven siblings, four mothers, and one highly unconventional father: Paul Coates, a larger-than-life Vietnam Vet, Black Panther, Ta-Nehisi's coming of age story is grippi...

Follow simple step-by-step instructions for six different projects using MIT's free App Inventor website, and you can make a maze game, a translation game and even a personalized chat app! Use what you've learned to come up with your own ideas, then download your new apps to a phone or table, and...

Queen of Teen nominee and acclaimed young adult author and former PSHCE teacher James Dawson expertly guides boys through puberty, dealing with crucial topics such as surviving the social scene, learning about sex, how to pull and dealing with spotty faces.

Being a girl is not all sugar and spice. How can you possibly survive school and even think about talking to your crush when you have spots in places you didn't even know you had, your boobs are too big (or too small) and the friend drama is off the charts? Luckily, Hayley Long provides a straigh...

From early childhood boys often feel pressured to be athletic and muscular. But what impact does this have on physical and mental well-being through their teens and beyond? Worryingly, a third of teen boys are trying to 'bulk up' due to body dissatisfaction, and boys and men account for 25% of ea...