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Proud of Me

An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and ...

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Anita and the Dragons

Anita watches the dragons high above her as she hops from ...

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My Big Mouth

‘They think I’m cool.’
Dom’s face wrinkled up, ‘Who does? Who ...

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October, October

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be ...

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The Adventures of Team Pom: Squid Happens

When oddballs Agnes, Roberta and Ruby discover a mutual ...

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Little Light

An inventive and evocative story, told in poems.

Ava is ...

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Happy Here: 10 Stories from Black British Authors & Illustrators

Exploring themes of joy, home and family through a wide ...

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Twitch

From the internationally bestselling author of Beetle Boy an ...

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The Girl Who Speaks Bear

Yanka has always felt that she doesn’t quite fit in in the ...

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War Is Over

A child’s eye view of the final months of World War 1 is at ...

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A Kind of Spark

Addie is given a hard time at school by many of the other ...

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High Rise Mystery

Nik and her older sister Norva live on an estate known as ...

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