Contemporary Fiction

Burning with the fires of hope and possibility, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow will sweep you up and never let you go. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her...

Running on the Cracks by Julia Donaldson is a gripping children's/YA thriller about fifteen-year-old Leo, who runs away from her uncle and travels to Glasgow in search of her Chinese family. Along the way, Leo meets Finlay and Mary, who help her feel safe...