Forbidden Colours

Yukio Mishima

Written when Mishima was only twentysix, "Forbidden Colors" is a depiction of a male homosexual relationship, in which a rich older man buys the love of a young man who is stunningly handsome but who lacks the ability to love. As in "Mann's Death in Venice", the older man's longing for the beauty of you...

In My Heart: A Book of Feelings

Jo Witek

Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright.I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast, I feel as if I could take off into the sky.This is when my heart is happy. Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings Some make us feel as light...

What About Thao?

Oliver Phommavanh

From the author of the bestselling Thai-riffic, Con-nerd and The Other Christy comes a funny and heartfelt novel for 10+ about a city kid in a small country town who's enjoying being the new kid at his tiny two-teacher school - until Kadir arrives and things get interesting! In his signature style, Oliv...

Hamlet is Not OK

R.A. Spratt

Selby didn’t plan to read Hamlet. She certainly never planned to meet him. Selby Michaels is totally busted. Her parents found out she hasn’t read any books for her English class – not ever! Which was particularly upsetting to them since her parents run the local bookshop. They sentence Selby to hard l...