If you're 18, love Beckham and can bend a ball like him, the world's your oyster right? Wrong. If you're Jess – 18, Indian and a girl – you can forget it. Her wedding-obsessed parents have quite different ideas for her. But Jess joins a ladies football team and gets spotted by a talent scout." This is a book that will appeal to both girls and boys. It is the entertaining and inspiring story of a girl who is determined to follow her dream. It also deals with serious matters, such as the culture clashes that many young Asians have to live with. Author: Narinder Dhami. (167 pages)
Level: 8.-9. klasse.

In 1781, twelve-year-old Elizabeth Zane, great-great-aunt of novelist Zane Grey, leaves Philadelphia to return to her brothers' homestead near Fort Henry in what is now West Virginia, where she plays an important role in the final battle of the American Revolution. (187 pages)
Level: A/B/Linjefag

Mr Wonka's inventions are out of this world. He's thought up every kind of sweet imaginable in his amazing chocolate factory, but no one has ever seen inside, or met Mr Wonka! Charlie can't believe his luck when he finds a golden ticket and wins the trip of a lifetime around the famous factory.  (192 pages)
Level: Linjefag

A revised edition of this comprehensive and accessible companion which contains hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries covering all the characters, events, places, symbols, biblical allusions and themes that Lewis wove into the world of Narnia. There is a lengthy introductory essay, lots of appendices and good indexes. (530 pages)
Level:  Library/Depot/Level A/B/Linjefag

“An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’ Trilogy”:

Inspired by Milton's Paradise Lost Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy has captured the imagination of children, adults and critics. This books helps you understand the symbols of the alethiometer, revisit the stories chart the history of Lyra's world, understand key terms, learn about Philip Pullman himself, analyse the novels etc. Authors: Lance Parkin and Mark Jones. (266 pages)
Level: Library/Depot

Contents: Part One: Philip Pullman; Part Two: The Novels: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass; The Audio Versions; The Stage Play; The Movie; Part Three: The A-Z of His Dark Materials: Characters and Creatures; The Worlds; Beyond the Books; Part Four: The History of Lyra’s World.

This is a very contemporary, humorous novel about the cross-cultural conflicts felt by many young people today. Set partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, (Un)arranged Marriage is a perceptive look at a young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and an arranged marriage he doesn't want:

(Un)arranged Marriage follows teenager Manny as he struggles to maintain his links to his family and live his own life. On the morning of his marriage, which also happens to be the morning of his 17th birthday, Manny looks back on his rebellious teenage years. From the age of 13 he has found that the values of the Leicester Punjabi community from which he comes have little relevance to him. He has nothing in common with his brothers or parents. Manny's older brothers appear to him to glory in their ignorance while his father is a hypocritical, violent drunk. His mother is a remote figure who appears only to ask what he wants to eat or to cry hysterically at his disobedience. Knowing that he is expected to follow the same path as his brothers into an arranged marriage at the age of seventeen and a blue collar job, Manny makes the decision to try to make himself the most unsuitable suitor possible, the bridegroom that no-one will choose for their daughter. Finally though, it is a family trip to India which sets Manny's mind on the course he had always suspected that he would have to take. The characters inhabit an unsentimental, realistic world, a world where kids often don't try quite hard enough at school and families cannot bridge the huge generation gaps between them. Manny's complete alienation from the Punjabi culture which his family are trying so hard to preserve is skillfully pictured here. The culture that Manny inherited is completely eclipsed as he embraces the Western culture he finds everywhere outside his home and which offers him the choices he desperately wants. Author: Bali Rai (272 pages)
Level: 9. kl.+/C/Linjefag

“For fans of all ages”. Here is an entertaining and easily referenced presentation of insider information about the world that J.K. Rowling has created in the Harry Potter novels. It explores all aspects of the wizarding world and explains them in terms of their relationship to their historical, literary, religious, scientific, or mythological roots. There is in-depth information on the facts behind all seven books. This book covers all the relevant influences for the Harry Potter series, from religion and mythology to science and literature. It can be read from cover to cover or used as a quick-reference guide. (249 pages)
Level: Library