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402 reviews

Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

So grateful for this new wave of clear, power-filled anti-racism primers that is going to build stronger, more prepared and empathetic children (and help a lot of adults navigate this increasingly polarised world too). Essential reading for all.

I'm Not Really Here by Gary Lonesborough

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Another sweetly queer First Nations coming of age story and young MM romance by Gary Lonesborough. Loved it.

The Boyfriends Tie the Knot by Kris Ripper

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3.0

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

A mythological YA fantasy and coming of age adventure about friendships, power and a Hunger Games for demigods.

Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Stark, sobering and stunningly written literary fiction from the inside of the colonisation of Pal estine - a story of survival, resistance, deep love and unimaginable loss. Not an easy read, but an important one. Grateful.

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem by Nam Le

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

A clever experiment in poetic form by Nam Le that explores migration and mode-switching, historic and ongoing oppression.

Show Me Where it Hurts: Living with Invisible Illness by Kylie Maslen

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Breaking Down by Kris Ripper

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3.0