Here Lies Arthur, by Phillip Reeve
Gwyna is just a small girl, a mouse, when she is bound in service to Myrddin the bard - a traveller and spinner of tales. But Myrddin transfroms her - into a lady goddess, a boy warrior, and a spy. Without Gwyna, Myrddin will not be able to work the most glorious transformation of all - and turn the leader of a raggle-taggle war-band into King Arthur, the greatest hero of all time.

The Medici Seal, by Theresa Breslin
Fleeing from the murderous brigand Sandino, Matteo - a young boy - is saved from drowning by the companions of Leonardo da Vinci. From this moment on, Matteo is at the Maestro's side as he carries out his work, which ranges from the painting of magnificent frescos to intricate dissection of the human body.

Penalty, by Mal Peet

As the city of San Juan pulses to summer's sluggish beat, its teenage football prodigy El Brujito, the Little Magician, vanishes without trace. Paul Faustino, South America's top sports journalist, is reluctantly drawn into the mystery. As a story of corruption and murder unfolds, he is forced to confront a bitter history of slavery, and the power of the occult.

Saturday 6th October 2pm in 'Your Space' at Central Library

Slam, by Nick Hornby - Out October 7th 2007

Slam stars Sam, a 16-year-old skater whose girlfriend gets pregnant and his whole world flips upside down. He turns to his idol for advice, skate legend Tony Hawk, talking to him through the poster on his bedroom wall. Which role model would you turn to for guidance? Which hero deserves a place of homour on your bedroom wall?

Leeds will be hosting an event with Nick Hornby at the

Art Gallery lecture theatre on Monday 1st October at 6.30pm.

Tickets will be £2 and will be available through the Carriageworks box office and from Waterstones on Albion Street.

This is what Puffin says about it:

"Slam is at once funny, serious, thought provoking and perfectly pitched - a brilliant book for teenagers about sex, making mistakes, heroes and the future, in which Nick Hornby takes us into the fevered mind of a hormonal teenage boy. For 16 year old, skateboarding obsessed Sam, life is pretty good. He's got plenty of spare time to hang out at the local skate park, he's got a new girlfriend called Alicia who is damn hot, her mum has finally dumped her rubbish boyfriend Steve and he's got world champion skater Tony Hawk to talk to about the meaning of life (albeit via a poster on his bedroom wall). BUT just when Sam thinks that things couldn't get any better, in 5 seconds his life is changed forever. Alicia gets pregnant and nothing will ever be the same for Sam again."