Non-Fiction > Social Issues
I Just Want to be Me: Building Resilience in Young People by Timothy Bowden
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Today's children struggle with a range of issues, from depression and anxiety to poor body image and low self-esteem. In fact, research suggests that at any given time around 10 per cent of students will be suffering from a mental health issue that directly impacts on their education and health. Accepta ...Show more
You Can Do It: How to Find Your Voice and Make a Difference by Marcus Rashford
23.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
One person isn't going to change the world, but your voice can make a huge difference. From Marcus Rashford MBE and Carl Anka, the bestselling authors of You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be, comes the eagerly-awaited inspiring and positive follow-up, You Can Do It: How to Find Your Voice ...Show more
Family Crises (Emotional Health Issues) by Jillian Powell
20.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Emotional Health Issues
The titles in this series discuss many of the difficult issues and problems young people may encounter which threaten the balance of their emotional health and well-being. This book looks at the many different forms that a family can take and examines the social changes that have had an effect on family ...Show more
The Playbook (HB) by Kwame Alexander
39.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
A New York Times Bestseller! You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what ...Show more
They/Them/Their - A Guide to Non-Binary and Genderqueer Identities by Eris Young
46.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
In this insightful and long-overdue book, Eris Young explores what it's like to live outside of the gender binary and how it can impact on one's relationships, sense of identity, use of language and more. Drawing on the author's own experiences as a non-binary person, as well as interviews and research, ...Show more
Gender by Claire Throp
28.00 NZD
Category: LGBTQI+ | Series: Ali and Annie's Guides
Are you a boy or a girl? And what does that mean? Perhaps you would like to know more about what 'gender' actually means. Maybe a family member or friend of yours is unsure about their gender and you want to help him or her. This useful book gives lots of information about gender. Characters Ali and An ...Show more
Making a Difference - Teaching Kindness, Character and Purpose by Cheri J. Meiners
35.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Build Character in Your KidsKindness, courtesy, respect and purpose: Through positive and motivating text, Making a Difference assures children that they are important, and that what they do matters. Boost your child's confidence and sense of purpose as you read and affirm that their hopeful thoughts, ...Show more
Racial Equality (Civil Rights Stories) by Anita Ganeri
24.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Civil Rights Stories
This book explains civil rights and the history of the fight for racial equality in an accessible way for younger readers. Included is a foreword by Arike Oke, who is the Managing Director of Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, London. A chronological selection of key civil rights moments and movements ...Show more
We Want Our Books: Rosa's Fight to Save the Library by Jake Alexander
18.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
<b>A defiant, moving and joyful picture book about the power of protest and the importance of books. </b> From the winner of the Macmillan Prize 2019, <i>We Want Our Books </i>is a stunningly illustrated story that shows how any child has the power to change the world. Rosa wants ...Show more
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
50.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created T ...Show more
Just Me and My Little Brother (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
12.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Little Critter
Little Critter can't wait until his little brother gets big so they can do everything together.
Girl Talk by Lizzie Cox
22.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues | Series: Growing Up
This essential guide to growing up for girls covers everything children have always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Friendly and funny text features case studies and questions from 'real-life' anonymous readers to encourage the idea that different experiences are still normal. Subjects that might ...Show more