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Knowing Me, Knowing You

January 1, 2012 /in Fiction 14+ Secondary/Adult

Some really serious issues are woven into this teenage novel, including pregnancy resulting from a one night stand, adoption, deception, internet grooming via Facebook, kidnap and gay marriage. The central…

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Hidden

May 1, 2011 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…proper help? Set against the everyday background of secondary school, this is a readable contemporary novel dealing with contemporary issues – family split, bullying, prejudice and immigration. The heroine is…

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Tyme’s End

March 1, 2011 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…naming might easily create confusion in the mind of a young reader, possibly undermining the will to press on. One of Collins’s strengths as a writer is to raise issues…

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Dustbin Cat

November 1, 2010 /in Fiction 8-10 Junior/Middle

…imagine. Interesting too for teachers and librarians is the approach that Lee takes towards such issues as cruelty and the treatment of those who do not fit in. Reading and…

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Speak Up

January 20, 2023 /in Graphic Novel 10-14 Middle/Secondary autism

…show who she really is despite people’s perceptions of her disability? There are many issues covered in this full colour, graphic novel. One of the most interesting is the realistic…

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Where Are You Really From

November 17, 2023 /in Non Fiction 8-10 Junior/Middle

…pertinent issues for children today and answers their questions in a straightforward and non-judgemental way. Some of the examples are necessarily very current and one does wonder how they will…

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China

May 3, 2007 /in Non Fiction 8-10 Junior/Middle

…huge challenges as its population expands. The emphasis is on the current issues faced, although brief explanation of the historical background helps set the changes in context. Throughout there are…

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People Like Stars

March 14, 2025 /in 8-10 Junior/Middle

…relationships and the difficulties that occur when secrets become lies. It also addresses real issues faced by children in today’s school system where they face poverty prejudice and discrimination from…

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Handle with Care

November 14, 2024 /in 14+ Secondary/Adult

‘Handle with Care’ is good advice. Louisa Reid’s novel issues this warning before launching the reader head long into an opening scene which is, in equal parts, enticing and overwhelming….

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The Boy in the Suit

September 17, 2024 /in 8-10 Junior/Middle

…of pathos and important issues such as food poverty and parental mental health as well as dysfunctional families. Solo’s voice is utterly believable and the reader is always rooting for…

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Bird Boy

May 20, 2024 /in 10-14 Middle/Secondary

This beautifully written and deeply moving novel has some really tough issues at its core. Will has recently lost his only parent when his Mum was killed in a tragic…

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Noble Conflict

July 1, 2013 /in Fiction 14+ Secondary/Adult

…Die Hard. However, as always Blackman has a purpose. As with her previous novels which have covered such issues a racism, teenage parenthood and organ donation, here she looks at…

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Don’t Tell

January 1, 2007 /in Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

…few punches. The book introduces some tough social issues including life in a care home, teenage angst and peer-group bullying. If that’s not enough to deal with, Simon discovers that…

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Diabetes

January 1, 2003 /in Non Fiction 10-14 Middle/Secondary

Review also includes: Dyslexia, Paula Wiltshire, 978-0750239479 Aimed at Key Stage 3 & 4 pupils and part of a major new series on health concerns (‘Health Issues’), these…

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Musical World

September 19, 2023 /in 10-14 Middle/Secondary World History

…Issues around musical fusion are explored; when this might celebrate marginalised cultures and when it might be more exploitative. The writer feels strongly about the issues he explores and occasionally…

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The Facts Speak for Themselves

March 1, 2003 /in Fiction 14+ Secondary/Adult

…the moment is not pleasurable and reveals her brittle suppression of emotion. Many readers will find it disturbing to confront the issues in The Facts Speak for Themselves but the…

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Sisterland

January 1, 2004 /in Fiction 14+ Secondary/Adult

…sensitivity displacement, alienation, belonging and racism, skilfully pulling together the ideological issues with the personal story. She writes convincingly and tenderly about adolescent love. At times the issues seem too…

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Milly, Molly and Jimmy’s Seeds

September 1, 2004 /in Picture Book 5-8 Infant/Junior

…with each other and their friends. These experiences have to do with issues such as loyalty, responsibility, being careful of strangers, etc. In the first of these two books, we…

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