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Books by Bernard Ashley | Wonderlit

Books by Bernard Ashley

8 books · Ages 3–17

Known for the Who Loves series, Bernard Ashley writes picture books and middle grade and young adult for ages 3–17, alongside 7 standalone books, exploring themes of loneliness & belonging, family & siblings, school life.

Series

Who Loves You, Billy?

1 book · Ages 3–6

Standalone Books (Ages 12–18)

Cover of The Trouble with Donovan Croft

The Trouble with Donovan Croft

For a child struggling with big changes or emotional silence. A sensitive look at a boy who stops speaking after being p

Cover of All My Men

For the child struggling to navigate the pressure of a new social circle. Billy faces difficult choices as he tries to f

Cover of Break in the Sun

Break in the Sun

By Age Range

Cleversticks

Who Loves You, Billy?

Cleversticks

Who Loves You, Billy?

The Trouble with Donovan Croft

Common Themes

Loneliness & Belonging Family & Siblings School Life Friendship & Social Shame & Guilt Growing Up Self-Confidence & Identity Justice & Fairness

Patsy is running away to her old hometown to escape her stepfather's cruelty. As he chases after her, he begins to see t

Ages 10–14

Cover of High Pavement Blues

High Pavement Blues

For the teenager navigating the messy reality of a family split while trying to find their own rhythm in a busy, demandi

Cover of Smokescreen

New girl Ellie is trapped by a dangerous gang after witnessing shady canal-side deals that stir up her own dark, traumat

Cover of Solitaire

A shipwrecked boy and an elderly heir form an unlikely bond, only to find their lives intertwined by a silent betrayal a

All My Men

Break in the Sun

The Trouble with Donovan Croft

All My Men

Break in the Sun

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