Peters Books for Schools

When a young African-American teenager loses her home, she becomes embroiled in the murky world of human trafficking.

When he's detained at an airport, an eighteen-year-old gay Iranian Muslim tells the story of how he came out and his journey of self-discovery in Rome, which led to his detention and interview.

Tells the real life story of two Somalian brothers who grew up in a Kenyan refufee camp.

A young boy who's mother is a soldier protecting the Amazon is kidnapped to teach her a lesson - he escapes but must survive the wildfires all around him.

A Ugandan girl struggles to finish school and realise her dreams in a society that deems her worthless.

When her mum falls into a coma, a young teenager uses key objects from her mother's childhood in Kuwait to magically experience key moments from her past that help strengthen their fragile relationship.

William and Judy unite in a cross-country journey through Europe to find Judy's missing father after a storm ravages their town.

An albino boy living in Zimbabwe discovers his family and country's history whilst staying with his grandmother.

A coming-of-age story set at the end of the 19th century in a remote village in the Philippines. About growing up, discovering yourself and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives.

Inspiring profiles of twenty young people who have changed the world around them for the better

A diverse collection of stories by African American authors on what it is like growing up black in the US.

A girl fights for justice for her father who is serving life without parole for a murder he didn't commit.

A Pakistani girl who dreams of becoming a teacher is forced to work as a servant for her family's landlord to pay off a debt owed to him.

Even though their first meeting is not exactly auspicious, two boys make friends and bond when they endevour to make a zombie film together.

Based on true events a boy witnesses the changes to his town and his family during the Iran-Kuwait crisis in 1991.

A London schoolboy discovers his roots when he visits his father's Maasai family in Kenya.

A boy and his new dog struggle to adapt to their difficult new lives when they suffer bullying, cruelty and separation.

Based on true events, two interlinked stories tell of a boy who flees violence in 1980's Sudan and a girl whose life revolves around fetching water from a pond which takes her eight hours a day.

Two Zimbabwean girls living with uncertainty in their lives bond at school and give each other hope for the future.

A schoolboy has to flee his home when soldiers come to recruit children to join their army, and makes a perilous journey to try and find safety in England.

A collection of 17 stories by contemporary European authors on the theme of journey.

14-year-old Mira travels to India and discovers secrets about her family as well as new things about herself.

Set in the Himalayan mountains, 12-year-old Tash and her best friend Sam journey to save her parents who have been seized by soldiers.

Follows the dangerous journey a 13-year-old boy has to make with his family as they flee their home in war-torn Syria.

Follows two runaways, from very different backgrounds, as they struggle to survive on the streets of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Two children imprisoned within an army of rebel soldiers in the Congo seek to free themselves and a baby gorilla who the soldiers have caught and intend to sell into captivity.

A young Saudi girl enters her school's Koran recitation competition to try and raise money to buy the bicycle that she wants despite cycling being deemed as an unacceptable activity for girls.

Set in 1887 a teen boy is forced into working his way through a passenger train evading a murderer with the help of a circus on board the train

15-year-old Patson hopes to find fortune in the diamond fields of Zimbabwe, but finds danger when Government soldiers move in to take control.

Parvana is captured by American soldiers who suspect her of being a terrorist.

When she goes over to Pakistan with her parents to visit family 16-year-old Zeba discovers her father and uncle plan to marry her to her cousin in order to get him out of the Pakistani army.

This is the story of Salamanca Tree Hiddle, a "country girl at heart". While travelling with her eccentric grandparents across the US, Sal tells them the story of her friend, Phoebe Winterbottom and her disappearing mother. A story that mirrors her own reality.

A story told in poems about a young girl deeply affected by her father's death, who finds herself in a strange library and a dark forest as she grapples with her loss.

14 year old Mai tells her story of survival after the Romans leave Britain.

A young boy who survived the Nazi concentration camps arrives in the Lake District, where hopes of a new life await.

Two sisters, who have only just learned of each other's existence, become friends when their father dies

A young girl living in a remote mountain area must go on a journey to try and find a treatment for her father's accident.

A girl tries to escape the opressively strict and abusive family life she experiences dominated by her alcoholic father.

Set in Manchester, 15-year-old Nathan and his friend Megan start investigating the reasons for his older brother Al's suicide, only to uncover an intense campaign of bullying.

Based on an Irish legend, two teens fall in love against a backdrop of a blazing hot summer.

A rich young American and a Spanish hotel maid meet and fall in love against the backdrop of Franco-dictated Spain in the 1950s.

A young transgender girl brings to life a creature from one of her mother's paintings who is intent on tracking down a paedophile whose actions have yet to be uncovered

Follows the home journey of four middle school friends as they walk back home after a day at school.

When a young boy recovers an artefact from the sea, he discovers the old gods they worshipped were not what they seemed and attempts to stop them returning

A girl makes a friend at her new school when she joins the computer science club and learns to combine coding with her love of music.

A collection of poems by performance poet, Sophia Thakur.

A fourteen-year-old girl decides to leave her dysfunctional mother and live independently by herself.

A reimagining of the Dracula legend from the point of view of the women taken to be his brides.

A fifteen year old girl reacts to her stepfather's controlling behaviour by getting herself into trouble.

An unusual young girl has to flee her home and finds her true family along the way.

A young boy struggles to help his autistic brother when their mother becomes ill