Rarely does a novel make me stop so often just to marvel at the sensitive, sensible and inquisitive sentences. The…
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Fizzing with wit and energy, Faïza Guène’s coming-of-age novel Men Don’t Cry tells the tale of an Algerian family in…
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INSIDE THE VILLAINS by Clotilde Perrin Recommended for confident readers aged 6+ or for the junior school (key stage 2)…
It’s not often that you pick up a book that grabs you from the very first page, holds you in…
There is nothing for Alpha in Abidjan. No work. No hope. Anyone who attempts to leave the country of Côte…