These mood-boosting books were suggested by Reading Hack groups, young library volunteers and visitors to the Southbankâs 2016 YA Weekender. The final list was decided by young people from Shoreditch Library.
Matilda
Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum
Wonder
R. J. Palacio,
The Art of Being Normal
Lisa Williamson
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick Ness
Finding Cherokee Brown
Siobhan Curham
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith, Valerie Grove
Crongton Knights
Alex Wheatle
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Milk and Honey
Rupi Kaur
This One Summer
Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki
We Should All be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Am I Normal Yet?
Holly Bourne
More Than This
Bodyguard Series
Chris Bradford
The Harry Potter Series
J. K. Rowling