Tag: Realistic Fiction

• ‘Hazel’s Theory of Evolution’- Bigelow, Lisa Jenn

  Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade novel from Lisa Jenn Bigelow, acclaimed author of Drum Roll, Please, follows a precocious girl whose life is turned upside down in her last year of middle school. Hazel knows a lot about the world. That’s because when she’s not…

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  11th Dec 2023

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• ‘The Golden Hour’- Smith, Niki

  From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that gently explores themes of self-discovery, friendship, healing from tragedy, and hope for a better tomorrow. Struggling with anxiety after witnessing a harrowing instance of gun violence, Manuel Soto copes through photography, using his cell-phone camera to…

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  10th Dec 2023

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• ‘Frankie’s World: A Graphic Novel’- Dooley, Aoife

  From acclaimed Autistic Irish comedian Aoife Dooley comes a fresh and funny debut middle-grade graphic novel about fitting in and standing out. Frankie is different from everyone in her class, and she can’t figure out why. She has trouble concentrating, and her classmates tease her for not having a dad at home. To try to…

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  8th Dec 2023

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• ‘Forever Is Now’- Lockington, Mariama J.

  A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us. I’m safe here. That’s how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend’s arms. School is out, and even…

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  8th Dec 2023

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• ‘Follow My Leader’- Garfield, James B.

  A heartwarming story about a boy and his guide dog, for fans of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn-Dixie . After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know – how to get dressed, how to find his way around…

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  8th Dec 2023

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• ‘The First Thing About You’- Hayden, Chaz

  A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Armed with his favorite…

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  7th Dec 2023

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• ‘Finding My Voice’- Dooley, Aoife

  How do you find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be quiet? Frankie is different, and so is her best-friend, Sam. So when they both start secondary school, it’s tough. Particularly when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class! Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for…

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  7th Dec 2023

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• ‘Fight + Flight’- Machias, Jules

  Avery Hart lives for the thrill and speed of her dirt bike and the pounding thump of her drum kit. But after she’s diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease that affects her joints, Avery splits her time between endless physical therapy and worrying that her fun and independence are over for good. Sarah Bell…

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  6th Dec 2023

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• ‘Everyone Belongs’- Avis, Heather

  A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be! “We know everyone’s different; no two are the same. You…

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  26th Nov 2023

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• ‘Different — A Great Thing to Be!’- Avis, Heather

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced. Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she’s also quite different, which is…

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  22nd Nov 2023

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