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Diversity & Inclusion

Diverse children’s books are vitally important; every child should be able to see themselves, and their friends, in the books that they read. Diverse books encourage empathy and inclusion, and can teach us about people and events in history that are all too often forgotten. At Laburnum our collections are age-appropriate and offer children the chance to see different perspectives, validate their own lived experiences and embrace the similarities and differences of the lives of others. We have included the work of a variety of diverse authors and illustrators. 50% discount and next day delivery

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Being Miss Nobody

*Being* Miss Nobody

Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl who doesn't talk. The Mute-ant. And it's easy to pick on someone who can't fight back. So Rosalind starts a blog - Miss Nobody; a place to speak up, a place where she has a voice. But ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 6.1
  • Points Value : 12.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
A Different Sort Of Normal

A Different Sort Of Normal

*The beautiful true story of one girl's journey growing up autistic - and the challenges she faced in the 'normal' world* I'm not like the other children in my class . . . and that's an actual scientific FACT. Hi! My name is Abigail, and I'm ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 6.9
  • Points Value : 4.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £8.99.Current price is: £4.50.
A Romani Story

A Romani Story

A gripping football-filled adventure based in the Romani community of 19th-century Sheffield. This action-packed story is told through the eyes of young Lijah, as he navigates life and discovers football and the legendary Rab Howell. ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.2
  • Points Value : 5.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £3.50.
A Sudden Storm

A Sudden Storm

An innocent night out to celebrate a sixteenth birthday turns to tragedy in this powerful story of racial intolerance from award-winning author Bali Rai. It’s Arjan’s sixteenth birthday and he’s celebrating with his mates – going to see a ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 3.4
  • Points Value : 1.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
Ajay & The Jaipur Moon

Ajay And The Jaipur Moon

Ajay's wish has come true at last - he's a news reporter! He and his friends even have their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. But living on the Mumbai railways means that money is tight. They need a big story - and when a meteor crashes to Earth, ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.6
  • Points Value : 7.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
Ajay And The Mumbai Sun

Ajay And The Mumbai Sun

Abandoned on the Mumbai railways, Ajay has grown up with nothing but a burning wish to be a journalist. Finding an abandoned printing press, he and his friends Saif, Vinod, Yasmin and Jai create their own newspaper: The Mumbai Sun. As they hunt...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.2
  • Points Value : 6.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.

Alesha Dixon Collection | 5 Books

Contents of this bestselling celebrity author pack includes the following, all quizzed for Accelerated Reader and perfect for topping up your reading for pleasure class libraries.: LIGHTNING GIRL - SUPERHERO SQUAD MY 5.4 LIGHTNING GIRL MY 5.5...
  • ATOS Book Level : 4.8
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £37.95.Current price is: £18.98.
Alex In Wonderland

Alex In Wonderland

In the town of Newsands, painfully shy Alex is abandoned by his two best friends for the summer. But he unexpectedly lands a part-time job at Wonderland, a run-down amusement arcade on the seafront, where he gets to know the other teen misfits ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 4.7
  • Points Value : 12.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £8.99.Current price is: £3.99.
The Dinosaur Mistake

Ali The Great And The Dinosaur Mistake

Ali Tahir is a dinosaur expert! Or is he? Ali and his classmates are excited for their field trip to the natural history museum. Ali brags to his friends that he's a dinosaur pro! But when Ali gets his facts wrong, he's really embarrassed. Some dino ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 2.5
  • Points Value : 0.5
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £5.99.Current price is: £2.99.
Ali And The Eid Party Surprise

Ali The Great And The Eid Party Surprise

Eid Mubarak! Can Ali Tahir use his creative powers to save the holiday party? It's Eid--Ali's favorite day of the year! The family has fun plans for this special day after the Muslim holiday Ramadan. But Ali's brother, Fateh, is being cranky and ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 2.7
  • Points Value : 0.5
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £5.99.Current price is: £2.99.
Ali And The Paper Aeroplane Flop

Ali The Great And The Paper Aeroplane Flop

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...
  • ATOS Book Level : 2.3
  • Points Value : 0.5
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £5.99.Current price is: £2.99.
The Supermarket Mishap

Ali The Great And The Supermarket Mishap

Ali Tahir loses something important at the market--his brother! Who's hungry? Ali, his grandfather, and little brother Fateh head to the South Asian market to stock up on snacks. So much to see! But what Ali can't see is Fateh.... Where did he go? ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 2.5
  • Points Value : 0.5
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £5.99.Current price is: £2.99.
Alice Austen Lived Here

Alice Austen Lived Here

Sam is very in touch with their own queer identity. They're nonbinary, and their best friend, TJ, is nonbinary as well. Sam's family is very cool with it ... as long as Sam remembers that nonbinary kids are also required to clean their rooms, do ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.2
  • Points Value : 5.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £3.50.

Alice Oseman Collection | 5 Books

This pack contains 5 books from the author of the bestselling Heartstopper series, ideal for all secondary libraries for ages 13+: AR RANGE: UY 4.5 UY 5.0 I WAS BORN FOR THIS LOVELESS RADIO SILENCE SOLITAIRE THIS WINTER
  • ATOS Book Level : 4
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £48.95.Current price is: £24.48.
All American Boys

All American Boys

A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's every ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 4.9
  • Points Value : 10.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
All The Invisible Things

All The Invisible Things

With Pez, the days felt endless - cycling, climbing trees, sucking sour sweets till our tongues burned. I'd give anything to be that girl again. For four years Vetty Lake has been keeping her heart in hiding. Since her mum died and her family ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.3
  • Points Value : 14.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £8.99.Current price is: £4.50.
An Island Of Our Own

An Island Of Our Own

Siblings Jonathan, Holly and Davy have been struggling to survive since the death of their mother, and are determined to avoid being taken into care. When the family's wealthy but eccentric Great-Aunt Irene has a stroke, they go to visit her. Unable ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 4.7
  • Points Value : 6.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £3.50.
Aru Shah

Aru Shah And The Nectar Of Immortality

Aru only has until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nectar of immortality, which will grant him infinite power. Her quest will have the Pandavas calling on old friends, meeting new allies, and facing fearsome trials, ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 5.4
  • Points Value : 14.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £3.50.
Back Of The Net

Back Of The Net

Facing up to fears of bullying, Eva finds the courage to take to the field in this heartwarming tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth. Eva’s football skills make her stand out while playing at break-time at school, so her friends can’t ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 4.2
  • Points Value : 1.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
Basketball Camp

Basketball Camp Go-Getter

Zoe is excited to try wheelchair basketball camp. She’s focused and athletic, and she sets a goal to be able to play basketball well by the end of the camp. Zoe meets smaller goals along the way, but her big goal of being able to score a basket ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 3.0
  • Points Value : 0.5
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £5.99.Current price is: £2.99.
Because Of You

Because Of You

Poppy's having a nightmare at home. Her parents have split up and her mum's new boyfriend is moving in. Dad is the one who's always been there for Poppy, but now he's drifting further and further away. It seems like things can't get any worse until ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 3.6
  • Points Value : 2.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
Black And British

Black AND British: A short, essential history

When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 8.2
  • Points Value : 5.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £3.50.
Black Brother, Black Brother

Black Brother, Black Brother

Donte wishes he were invisible. As one of the few black boys at his school, he feels as if he is constantly swimming in whiteness. Most of the students don't look like him. They don't like him either. Dubbed the 'Black Brother', Donte's teachers and ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 3.4
  • Points Value : 4.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
black history matters

Black History Matters

Black history is an integral part of world history. From the injustices of the past and present, we can learn and be inspired to make the world we live in more fair, equal and just. Black History Matters chronicles thousands of years of Black ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 8.25
  • Points Value : 3.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £9.99.Current price is: £4.99.
Bobby Bains Plays A Blinder

Bobby Bains Plays A Blinder

A young Sikh footballer reaches out across the generational divide to help a lonely old man in an uplifting story from acclaimed author Bali Rai. When he spots a lonely old man watching his football games in the park, and then sees him again ...
  • ATOS Book Level : 3.5
  • Points Value : 1.0
  • Book Cover : Paperback
Original price was: £7.99.Current price is: £3.99.
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