Second Best Friend by Non Pratt You can read my review by clicking on this link HERE Advertisements
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Second Best Friend by Non Pratt
Jade and Becky are best friends, but when Jade’s ex-boyfriend lets on that everyone thinks Becky is the better of the two, Jade finds herself noticing just how often she comes second to her best friend. There’s nothing Jade is better at than Becky. So when Jade is voted in as Party Leader ahead of … Continue reading
“acceptance, tolerance and celebration of diversity begins – right here, in my home” by Annabel Pitcher #DiversityMonth
Annabel graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature and an ambition to be a children’s author. She had a variety of jobs before deciding to travel the world and focus on writing. Annabel now lives in Yorkshire with her husband and two young sons. @APitcherAuthor annabelpitcher.com My sons absolutely love me. I … Continue reading
Interview with Kate Milner
A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk … Continue reading
My name is not Refugee by Kate Milner
A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk … Continue reading
Passing for White by Tanya Landman
. It’s 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can ‘pass for white’. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman – and Benjamin’s master. In this guise, the couple flee … Continue reading
The Liar’s Handbook by Keren David
River’s life is blown apart when his mum invites her new boyfriend into their home and their lives. River is instantly suspicious of Jason he seems fake, too good to be true. At school, River’s routine fibs are escalating into something more serious, and his teacher gives him a notebook in the hope he can … Continue reading
The White Fox written & illustrated by Jackie Morris
The day the fox came things began to change for Sol. Lost, alone and far away from home, Sol feels a deep connection with the little Arctic fox he discovers down at the Seattle docks – he too feels lost in the big city. Dad is always busy working and Sol misses the grandparents they … Continue reading
Discussion Review of Girl Detached by Manuela Salvi by @ChouettBlog & @LunasLibrary #DiversityMonth
A quick search on Twitter of the words “girl detached” Chouett and my twitter handles will lead you to quite a few tweets which came to pass over the cause of both of us reading the book (and other awesome bloggers). Most can be summed up like these: Omg what did I get myself into … Continue reading
The Girl With No Nose by Georgia Byng
Alice Peasbody was born with no nose. People laugh and jeer at Alice and call her ‘Pancake Face’. Even when she is given a prosthetic nose and gains the courage to move to the big city and take an office job, she cowers in dark corners. The only place she feels she can truly be … Continue reading