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The students at the River Valley School<br />
for the Deaf just want to hook up,<br />
pass their history finals, and have<br />
politicians, doctors, and their parents<br />
stop telling them what to do with<br />
their bodies. Sara Novic’s True Biz<br />
plunges readers into the halls of the<br />
school, where they’ll meet Charlie,<br />
a rebellious transfer student who’s<br />
never met another deaf person<br />
before, Austin, the school’s golden<br />
boy, whose world is rocked when his<br />
baby sister is born hearing, and<br />
February, the headmistress, who is<br />
fighting to keep her school open and<br />
her marriage intact. Little Brown,<br />
available from Exclusive Books<br />
Also on our reading list ...<br />
The sudden death of a pupil in<br />
Fleat House at St Stephen’s – a small<br />
private boarding school in deepest<br />
Norfolk – is a shocking event that<br />
the headmaster is very keen to call a<br />
tragic accident. But the local police<br />
cannot rule out foul play and the case<br />
prompts the return of high-flying<br />
DI Jazmine ‘Jazz’ Hunter to the force.<br />
Jazz has her own private reasons for<br />
stepping away from her police career<br />
in London, and reluctantly agrees to<br />
front the investigation as a favour to<br />
her old boss. The Murders at Fleat<br />
House by Lucinda Riley, author of the<br />
Seven Sisters series, is suspenseful and<br />
compelling. Macmillan, available at<br />
Exclusive Books<br />
First Born by Will Dean - Molly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally<br />
risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Every day the same.<br />
Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite ... gregarious and spontaneous.<br />
They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. Molly<br />
still speaks to her daily without fail. But when Molly learns that Katie has died<br />
suddenly, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory. Katie is part of her DNA. As<br />
terrifying as it is, she must go and find out what happened. As she tracks her<br />
twin’s last movements, cracks begin to emerge. Nothing is what it seems. Hodder<br />
& Stoughton, available from Exclusive Books • The Twins by L.V. Matthews - Two<br />
Sisters. An Intense Bond. A Bitter Rivalry. Margo is a live-in nanny for an upperclass<br />
family, Cora a penniless dancer on the cusp of a big break. Total opposites,<br />
bound by an awful secret. And when it’s revealed, only one can survive. But can<br />
there be a winner when a secret is so dark? Welbeck, available from Exclusive Books<br />
On a more serious note ...<br />
Bullying. It’s frightening. It’s cruel.<br />
And it’s rife. Based on many<br />
years’ experience counselling<br />
bullies and targets, In Bully-<br />
Proof Kids Stella O’Malley offers<br />
concrete strategies to empower<br />
children and teenagers to deal<br />
confidently with bullying and<br />
dominant characters. She<br />
identifies effective ways for<br />
families to cope when bullying<br />
occurs, including approaching<br />
the school authorities,<br />
communicating with the bully’s<br />
parents and tips to tackle<br />
cyberbullying. Her commonsense<br />
approach will help your<br />
child, tween or teen to develop<br />
their emotional intelligence and<br />
will provide relief for families<br />
navigating the rapidly changing<br />
social environment, both online<br />
and in school. Faber & Faber,<br />
available from Exclusive Books<br />
<strong>June</strong> 20<strong>22</strong> Get It Magazine 07<br />
Compiled by: KYM ARGO
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