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This is an important, heartbreaking book, with frequent, unexpected humour, that everyone, whether teenager or adult, should read. Their friendship is increasingly important as further tragedy unravels at the camp. She has her own problems, including a notebook she can’t read, written by her late mother Subhi is able to decode it for her. With its tents that sleep 50, bad food and guards of varying dispositions, it’s the only world he knows, apart from the stories he hears in the camp, and through Jimmie, a girl from “Outside” who sneaks under the fence to meet him. Subhi is a 10-year-old boy who has spent his life in unspeakable conditions in an Australian refugee detention centre with his traumatised mother and stroppy older sister.
Written by a range of highly regarded children’s authors, these tales bring different historical periods to life for a young audience.Back to stories-in-stories, The Bone Sparrow is an outstanding novel from Australian author Zana Fraillon (Orion). We were particularly struck by the energy and flair of the writing, and Lawrence. Voices is a thought-provoking series of stories based aiming to highlight the valuable and often overlooked contribution made by immigrants to Britain throughout history. Patrice is going to be a new star in contemporary YA, and I can't wait to get this exceptional book into the hands of readers.' Florentyna Martin, Waterstones children’s buyer, said: Orangeboy is a truthful and gripping novel from a fantastic new talent in YA. Although the story of Eve and her mother is fictional, there really was an African diver Jacque Francis in Tudor times, along with very many other people of colour living in Elizabethan times, despite the "white-washing" of history. But when a mysterious tragedy strikes, Marlon is determined to reveal the chain that links him to the criminal underworld. This is a thrilling tale, with the expertly described Tudor world brought to hideous, harsh life with the same verve as Patrice Lawrence’s award winning teen books Indigo Donut and Orangeboy. Orangeboy Author: Patrice Lawrence Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books Quiet, unassuming Marlon can't believe it when the hottest girl in school picks him as her date to the fair.
But the road is full of danger and betrayal. When Eve nearly drowns and her mum’s expert diving to save her is noted by George Symons, a man with links to the sunken ship the Mary Rose, could they be on a pathway to riches? George sends them on a mission to persuade African diver Jacque Francis to guide them to the treasure. Orangeboy - Patrice Lawrence - Google Books WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE'A. Life is tough, Eve is almost always hungry, and they always seem to be just one step away from gruesome poverty, despite her hard-working mum’s best efforts. Eve Cartright is a young black girl growing up with her mum in London in the late 16th century.
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