Browse a bookshop: Seven Stories

Top sellers and recommended reads from Newcastle upon Tyne

Seven Stories in Newcastle upon Tyne
Seven Stories in Newcastle upon Tyne. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

“We are a children’s bookshop attached to Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books,” says coordinator-buyer Stephanie Hodgson. “We cover ages from birth through to young adult. Seven Stories was opened to the public by the then children’s laureate Dame Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt on 19 August 2005. The shop is set in the Ouseburn Valley, which is an upcoming, vibrant hub for arts and culture.”

Top five sellers

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo

Oi Cat! Kes Gray, illustrated by Jim Field

Letters from the Lighthouse Emma Carroll

When the Mountains Roared Jess Butterworth

The Exact Opposite of Okay Laura Steven

Five recommendations

Over the Hills and Far Away Elizabeth Hammill
“A unique collection of nursery rhymes from around the world.”

The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle Victoria Williamson
“An uplifting, diverse story about the power of friendship and belonging.”

Things a Bright Girl Can Do Sally Nicholls
“A beautifully written story about a young girl’s struggle to find her place and identity in a changing society.”

Find the Wolf Agnese Baruzzi
“An engaging book for toddlers with peek-through pages.”

I Stop Somewhere TE Carter
“Unflinchingly raw and honest. It will touch you in such a way, it’s like it’s got its hands tightly wrapped around your heart and just won’t let go.”

Seven Stories, 30 Lime St, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2PQ; sevenstories.org.uk/shop
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