Item category 2: Black & Asian Interests

In the midst of WWII, an English musician, Norah Chambers, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents, knowing she may neve...

Like all Indians, Sunny Singh was born and brought up in a country of film fanatics. She and her friends waited impatiently for the latest releases, listened to the songs on radio and wore clothes inspired by those seen on screen. They learned about India and the world, determined their enemies a...

A whole family set off to sell their luscious lemons at the market in Lagos. They leave before dawn with lamps in hand and loads on heads. They have quite an adventure ahead of them - over logs, on a leaky lorry, through lightning, past lions and leopards until eventually reaching Lagos. The city...

Sade Hussein is the new girl at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy. She has no idea what to expect of her mysterious new boarding school - an institution steeped in tradition and secrets. But she certainly didn't imagine her roommate, Elizabeth, to go missing on her first night. Or for people t...

Noori has it all sussed out. She may only be fifteen and a Bollywood fanatic with an incredible lack of foresight but she knows a thing or two about life and its messy heartaches. When she runs into Aamir, a scruffy desi dude with tea-stained eyes, her confused soul turns upside-down. There is so...

You are invited to - 'My Big, Fat Desi Wedding'. A prophecy of disaster. A world where your soulmate's thoughts appear on your skin. A boy forbidden from attending his brother's wedding. A supernatural love that spans centuries. And one particular auntie who loves to meddle. So, send in your RSVP...

Ali Tahir joins in a paper plane contest with a surprise twist. On a rainy day, Ali brings the fun to indoor break by sharing his talent for building paper planes with his friends. But in a contest to see whose plane can fly furthest, Ali is baffled by the results. Will aeroplane expert Ali flop ...

Zoe is feeling overwhelmed by a special project in maths. She decides to work on it at break time, but the extra time isn't enough to complete the work. A chat with Mr Grizley reminds Zoe that everyone can use a little help sometimes. Will she ask for the help she needs to complete the project?

J.C. is craving cupcakes and so is Pop-Pop! But when baby Maya won't go down for her nap, J.C. and Pop-Pop have to get creative. Can they handle baking and babysitting at the same time? Life in the big city is full of fun for seven-year-old Jalen Corey Pierce. Between adventures with his two best...

Beti lives in a little round house in the woods with Mam, Tad, Baby Jac, her cheeky goat Naughty and many other farm animals. Written in Atinuke's rhythmic, heartfelt style and brought to life by Emily Hughes' illustrations, this collection of four stories centred around a strong-willed little gi...