Why I Love My Mum: The Perfect Mother's Day Gift for 2017!
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A book of illustrations with universal appeal about the love between a kid and their mother - funny,...
Blood Rebirth (Divine)
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A Blood War prophesy. A darkness growing inside her. Can she find the seven powers before the trial...
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The Midnights
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Susannah Hayes has never been in the spotlight, but she dreams of following her father, a former...
Had a Great Fall (The Wish Makers #4)
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Everyone deserves happiness. Is Robin the exception? A cross-country move to a new state offers...
Coming of Age Fantasy
ClareR (5726 KP) rated Small Worlds in Books
Sep 20, 2023
As a young black man, Stephen feels safety in his small worlds: music, family and friends. And then there is outside those worlds where Stephen feels less safe: places in London where there is brutality or unrest, and University, which is where he really doesn’t want to be, as it’s so far from his friends and family - and his world.
Stephen needs these constants in his life, and when it’s taken away, he’s lost.
Stephen goes to Ghana to see the people and places of his parents youth, and it’s here that he finds some connection with those he loves. When he goes home, he’s able to come to terms with those people he has lost and rebuild relationships.
This was a really moving novel that made me really think about the challenges of culture, family, race and policing in London (in particular).
Recommended.
The Olive Tree
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We were unbreakable. We were strong, and we were resilient. Just like the olive tree. Nisma...
young adult coming of age
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated First Year (Black Mage #1) in Books
Feb 10, 2020
Before the age of seventeen, the young men and women of Jerar are given a choice —pursue a trade or enroll in a trial year in one of the realm’s three war schools to study as a soldier, knight, or mage…
For fifteen-year-old Ryiah, the choice has always been easy. Become a mage and train in Combat, the most prestigious faction of magic.
Yet when she arrives, Ry finds herself competing against friend and foe for one of the exalted apprenticeships. Everyone is rooting for her to fail—first and foremost among them is Prince Darren, the school prodigy who has done nothing but make life miserable since she arrived.
Will Ry survive, or will her dream go down in flames?
A very good read! The book and story flowed effortlessly. All sorts of emotions coming from the young prince, also a lot of hatred for Precilla. Slightly predicable in places but Ry is a strong character with strong friends backing her up!
Looking forward to hearing more in the Apprentice.
To answer the question Ry survives and kick starts her dream.
Love is a Mix Tape: A Memoir
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In this stunning memoir, Rob Sheffield, a veteran rock and pop culture critic and staff writer for...
Less Than Zero
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In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, Less Than Zero....
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
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FIERCE FEMMES AND NOTORIOUS LIARS: A DANGEROUS TRANS GIRL'S CONFABULOUS MEMOIR is the highly...