Books to be swept away with this summer…
There are SO MANY great books around at the moment and so I’d like to share a few that I think are particularly exciting. I’m not going to plop them all together in one post but give each the opportunity to shine in it’s own right…
Hold on to your hats… here are my summer 2019 recommendations.
“I Will Not Be Erased” Our stories about growing-up as people of colour by gal-den
Recommended for Older Teens/YA and above!
Here’s the synopsis:
Fourteen joyous, funny and life-affirming essays about growing up from gal-dem’s talented writers.
gal-dem, the award-winning online and print magazine, is created by women and non-binary people of colour. In this thought-provoking and moving collection of fourteen essays, gal-dem’s writers use raw material from their teenage years – diaries, poems and chat histories – to give advice to their younger selves and those growing up today. gal-dem have been praised by the Guardian for being “the agents of change we need”, and these essays tackle important subjects including race, gender, mental health and activism, making this essential reading for any young person.
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“I Will Not Be Erased” was published by Walker Books back in early July 2019. You can find more information on where to buy it here (also your local indie will be able to get hold of it too if they don’t already have a copy.). It’s also available on Kindle.
Paperback ISBN: 9781406386370
Find out more about the fabulous gal-dem here.
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Happy reading and I hope you have a fabulous summer!
