Monthly Archives: October 2017

A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars is a stunning new magic-realist YA fantasy by Yaba Badoe featuring fourteen year old circus bareback rider and shipwreck survivor, Sante. Sante came to Europe from Africa and has visions of the wreck and … Continue reading →

You Bring the Distant Near is a book that really resonated with the experiences of my own family and friends growing up. Which may not seem on the surface, the highest recommendation, but as a UK national of South Asian … Continue reading →

The Last Fifth Grade…would make such a great class reading text. There are eighteen kids in the fifth grade at Emerson which is about to close for ever. Their teacher makes them write poems to be buried in a time-capsule … Continue reading →

Save Me a Seat is the gentle, good-humoured tale of Joe, who has auditory processing difficulties and has been labelled as one of the ‘remedial’ kids and new boy Ravi, who has emigrated to New Jersey from Bangalore. Ravi is … Continue reading →