Feeling glum, bored, braindead, and lazy? Do you need motivation, meaning and a message to make the most of the wonder that is life? Read on, get inspired....
	Shark girl by Kelly Bingham (2007) First book in the Shark girl series
	River boy by Tim Bowler (1997)
	Lion by Saroo Brierley (2013)
	See you in the cosmos by Jack Cheng (2017)
	Moonrise by Sarah Crossan (2017)
	The weight of water by Sarah Crossan (2012)
	No and me by Delphine de Vigan (2007)
	The happiest refugee by Anh Do (2010)
	A gathering light by Jennifer Donnelly (2003)
	The fault in our stars by John Green (2012)
	The year 1000 by Robert Lacey & Danny Danziger (1999)
	Secrets in the fire by Henning Mankell (1995) First book in the Sofia series
	A monster calls by Patrick Ness (2011)
	Follow the rabbit proof fence by Doris Pilkington (1996) First book in the Follow the rabbit proof fence series
	Feather boy by Nicky Singer (2002)
	Drums, girls, and dangerous pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (2004)
	Popular by Maya Van Wagenen (2014)
	Refugee boy by Benjamin Zephaniah (2001)
	Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (2005)
	The book thief by Marcus Zusak (2005)
	The five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom (2003)
	Squashed by Joan Bauer (1992)
	Granny was a buffer girl by Berlie Doherty (1986)
	Hidden girl by Shyima Hall (2014)
	The wave by Morton Rhue (1981)
	The little prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1943)
	Reunion by Fred Uhlman (1971)