Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper – Set in London in 1861, ‘Fallen Grace’ is about a girl who faces constant danger. Anthem for Jackson Dawes by Celia Bryce – An inspiring and truthful story set in a hospital ward about two teenagers with cancer, falling in love. This will keep you hooked from the first page!ĩ. Almost True by Keren David – Almost True is full of action and it is scarily realistic. Diary of a Mall Girl by Luisa Plaja – A really sweet, romantic story that will make you smile and laugh whilst reading it.Ĩ. It carries a really powerful message and manages to stay funny and light-hearted at the same time.ħ. Finding Cherokee Brown by Siobhan Curham – Anyone who has been involved in bullying in any way, should read this book. Boys Don’t Cry by Malorie Blackman – A hard-hitting realistic novel about the drama teenagers face every day. Emma Hearts LA by Keris Stainton – The reason why I am now obsessed with LA! A really fun story to read, a great way to escape the stresses of real life.

The Boy From France by Hilary Freeman – Funny, realistic and full of adventure! The characters felt real and it was a nice break from the books I usually read.Ĥ. Undone by Cat Clarke – A heartbreaking story of romance and revenge.ģ. By Any Other Name by Laura Jarratt – Some amazing action-packed scenes and surprising plot twists!Ģ. For now, she has to suppress her grief and get on with the business of living: scraping together enough pennies selling watercress for rent and food looking after her older sister, who is incapable of caring for herself thwarting the manipulative and conscience-free Unwin family, who are as capable of running a lucrative funeral business as they are of defrauding a young woman of her fortune.ġ. These two characters will have a profound affect upon Grace’s life.

Following the advice of a kindly midwife, this is the only way that Grace can think of to give something at least to the little baby who died at birth, and to avoid the ignominy of a pauper’s grave.ĭistraught and weeping, Grace meets two people at the cemetery: Mrs Emmeline Unwin and Mr James Solent. Having given birth to an illegitimate child, she has travelled to the famed Brookwood Cemetery to place her small infant’s body in a rich lady’s coffin. Grace Parkes has just had to do a terrible thing.

Velvet by Mary Hooper