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Stories of grit, determination, friendship and hopeCareless – Kirsty CapesBess is fifteen, a foster child andpregnant by an older teenagerwho isn’t interested in a full-timerelationship. But this book isabout so much more. Above all,it’s about friendship, resilienceand that tricky time of being ateenager and feeling like theworld is against you. In Bess’scase, she has more obstacles toovercome than most teenagers,but she faces them with wryhumour, bucketloads of grit andher best friend by her side. Theauthor was in care herself andkeen to widen the narrative aroundchildren in care. She’s succeeded.Girl A – Abigail DeanLex Gracie is Girl A. The girlthat survived the house ofhorrors. The girl that escapedand freed her siblings. Now inher twenties with a successfulcareer, Lex is tasked withexecuting her dead mother’swill. She wants to turnher former home into acommunity centre. But to doso, she’ll need her siblings’agreement and to confronther own past. This is far froman easy read, but it’s evenharder to put down.Body of Stars– Laura Maylene WalterLike all the other girls she knows,Celeste was born with a patternof birthmarks setting out herfuture, and with it, the future ofher family. At some point, thosebirthmarks will become fixed andCeleste will enter a transition toadulthood. But this transition isa dangerous time. Can Celesteforge her own path, or is shebound to follow the road setout by her birthmarks? A unique,dystopian story, with relatablecharacters, Body of Stars is a mustread for fans of A Handmaid’s Tale,Vox and The Power.We Need New Names– NoViolet BulawayoIn some ways, Darling is likeany other ten-year-old – runningaround with her friends, chattingabout pop stars and creatingmischief. But Darling is livingin a poverty-stricken area ofZimbabwe called Paradise. Herfriends are dressed in rags, herschool has been closed andthere are few opportunities tobreak out. But when Darling getsthe chance to move to the USA,it’s far from the paradise shehopes for.King of Rabbits– Karla NeblettKing of Rabbits is a story ofa child brought up in a familyravaged by drug addiction,poverty and crime. The story isrevealed by both five-year-oldKai and his teenage self. One isfull of optimism; his main concernis whether he can become thefastest runner in his primaryschool. Fifteen-year-old Kai,however, is defined by a pasttragedy and seems set to followhis parents’ mistakes. At timesheart-breaking, at others hopeful,King of Rabbits is a stunninglywell-executed debut novel.Where the Crawdads Sing– Delia OwensWhen her mother walks out, Kyais left to fend for herself – herfather too drunk or disinterestedto care for a young child. Kyafinds her own way in her belovedmarshlands. Many years later,popular Chase Andrews is founddead. Fingers start pointing atthe reclusive ‘Marsh Girl’, whoseshack Chase is known to haveregularly visited. Can Kya receivea fair trial by the town that turnedits back on her? A powerful,lyrical read that will leave youwanting more.40To adverse please call Dawn on: 01603 466392 or visit NR7.CO.UKBy Kate Duggan
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