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Killing Honour by Bali Rai

According to her new husband, she's run off with another man. Her family disown her and don't seem to care if she's ever found. But Sat doesn't believe it. Something has happened to his sister and he's determined to figure out what but his investigations take him into dark and dangerous territory… A powerful, hard-hitting teen thriller on the controversial topic of honour killing, by multi-award-winning author Bali Rai.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Christopher is fifteen and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn, he decides to solve the mystery. This funny, touching and compelling novel was the winner of the inaugural Booktrust Teenage Prize. A must-read for adults and children alike, it is an adventure story unlike any other.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Born with a facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Wonder is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.