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The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
- Frederick Joseph
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781529500615
- Published: 04-03-2021
Speaking directly to the reader, Frederick Joseph offers powerful reflections on his own experiences with racism. As a former "token Black kid", he now presents himself as the friend many readers need, touching on topics including cultural appropriation, "reverse racism" and white privilege.</...
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The Flag Never Touched The Ground: America's Brave Black Regiment in Battle
- Kekla Magoon
- Pushkin Children's Books
- ISBN13: 9781782693055
- Published: 04-03-2021
On a cold beach in South Carolina, the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment are marching into battle. Their mission: to capture the impregnable Fort Wagner. The odds are heavily against them, and the stakes could not be higher - they are one of the first all-Black regiments in the Unio...
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The Short Knife
- Elen Caldecott
- Andersen Press Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781783449781
- Published: 04-03-2021
It is the year 454AD. The Roman Empire has withdrawn from Britain, throwing it into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Mai has been kept safe by her father and her sister, Haf. But when Saxon warriors arrive at their farm, the family is forced to flee to the hills where British warlords lie in wait....
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The Infinity Files
- S.M. Wilson
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474972208
- Published: 04-03-2021
Ash Yang dreamed of being a starfighter pilot. But when she crashes out of her final test - literally - she somehow lands the most powerful job in the universe. As Guardian of the Infinity Files she must secretly planet-hop through the galaxies, stealing or returning treasures that have the po...
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One in a Hundred Thousand
- Linni Ingemundsen
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781474940641
- Published: 04-03-2021
\"Perfectly captures how it feels to be an outsider. I loved it.\" Tamsin Winter Fifteen year old Sander wishes he was like everyone else. But he has Silver-Russell syndrome, a condition that affects one in a hundred thousand. It means he is smaller than all the other kids in school, a place w...
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Phoenix Flame
- Sara Holland
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781526621559
- Published: 04-03-2021
New York Times bestselling author Sara Holland continues her blockbuster contemporary fantasy series, Havenfall, with this unforgettable sequel. 'Sara Holland is a fierce storyteller' Stephanie Garber. After saving the inn at Havenfall from the wicked Silver Prince, Maddie thought all h...
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Tsunami Girl
- Julian Sedgwick, Chie Kutsuwada
- Guppy Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781913101466
- Published: 04-03-2021
Tsunami Girl is a powerful coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Yuki Hara Jones who gets caught up in the March 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. It's about a young person trying to work out who they are, and where they fit - and trying to do this whilst surviving the trauma of a...
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The Obsession
- Jesse Q. Sutanto
- Sourcebooks, Inc
- ISBN13: 9781728215167
- Published: 02-03-2021
A fast-paced teen revenge-thriller from the author of Dial A for Aunties, The Obsession will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.Boy Meets Girl. Boy Stalks Girl. Girl Gets Revenge.Logan thinks he and Delilah are meant to be.Delilah doesn't know wh...
