Benjamin Zephaniah, Illustrated by Paule Trudel Bellemare, Series edited by Cliff Moon, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Written by award-winning author, poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, this modern story follows Jaden's first few weeks at his new secondary school. As two rival groups of boys both befriend Jaden, the pressure mounts - who will he choose and does he really want to be part of a gang?