Romance books for teens
Teen romance books with titles by Jenny Han, Jason Reynolds, Marissa Meyer, Casey McQuiston, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Axie Oh, Lex Croucher, L. C. Rosen, Abdi Nazemian, and Christine Pillainayagam.
Lex Croucher author page
Lex Croucher biography
Lex Croucher is a British author and screenwriter. Croucher’s debut young adult novel, Reputation, was published by Bonnier Books UK in 2021. The novel is set in the Regency era and explores themes of friendship and social dynamics. In 2022, Croucher published Infamous, also with Bonnier Books UK, continuing their focus on historical fiction for young adults.
Croucher’s first middle-grade novel, Gwen and Art Are Not in Love, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023. The book is a queer retelling of Arthurian legend, set in a medieval boarding school. Gwen and Art Are Not in Love was selected as a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month in November 2023.
Croucher has also worked as a screenwriter and content creator. Their work has been published in the UK and internationally. Gwen and Art Are Not in Love was longlisted for the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Writing.
Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips
Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips 
Funny books for children and teens
Funny books for children and teens with titles by Michael Rosen, Cressida Cowell, Lauren Child, Nick Sharratt, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Nadia Shireen, Nathanael Lessore, Sonora Reyes, John Patrick Green, and Lex Croucher.
August 2026 book club picks
August 2026’s book club includes titles by Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell, Eoin Colfer, Lex Croucher, A.F. Harrold, Kate Wakeling, Stephanie Stansbie, Julie Sykes, Love Ssega, Lucy Strange, and Angelica Cheng.
LGBTQIA+ fiction for secondary aged children and teens aged 11+
LGBTQIA+ themed books for secondary schools, featuring titles by Simon James Green, Alice Oseman, David Levithan, Phil Stamper, Rainbow Rowell, Dean Atta, Meg Grehan, Juno Dawson, Kalynn Bayron, William Hussey and Erin Ekins.
Books about the Middle Ages for children and teens
Books about the Middle Ages for children and teens with titles by Terry Deary, Michael Morpurgo, Linda Sue Park, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sally Nicholls, Philippa Gregory, Umberto Eco, Tariq Ali, Janina Ramirez, and Lauren Groff.
How to halt the summer slide by encouraging students to read | Series 1, Episode 10
Season 1, Episode 10 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for May 2023, book picks for Pride Month and how how to avoid the summer slide by encouraging reading.
May 2023 book club picks
May 2023’s set of book club recommendations features a distinctive pile of fun, excitement, positivity, empowerment, and YA rom-com by Richard Scarry, Linda Newbery, Catherine Ard, Matthew Hodson, Nona Willis Aronowitz & Caribay Marquina Caribay, Lex Croucher, William Hussey and Melissa Welliver.
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love is an engaging read that will appeal to fans of Rainbow Rowell and Alice Oseman who are looking to stretch their reading tastes into the realms of historical fiction.
Summer 2019 – best new children’s and YA books – our picks
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in summer 2019. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Bestselling books by Lex Croucher
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