When seventeen-year-old Sam, who has cerebral palsy, is once again excluded from a class trip because the school bus is not wheelchair accessible, he decides to start a fundraiser to raise money for an inclusive bus. While the bus may be the catalyst for this story, what unfolds goes far beyond any fundraiser.
Hikaru in the Light: Volume 2 picks up right where the previous volume left off. After making it through the rounds of auditions, Hiraku Ogino enters the first stage of survival camp. With her best friend Ran by her side, Hiraku’s performing abilities are put to the test. So too is her confidence. Far from the comforts of her family bathhouse, she must trade her mop for a real microphone and channel her inner Idol!
Hikaru Ogino loves to sing, but only ever in the comfort of her family bathhouse. She is in awe of her best friend, Ran, a former girl group idol. Ran has sung in front of large crowds and never seemed nervous. Hiraku dreams of a day when she too has the confidence to perform in front of people.
Maya is a budding influencer and plans to use her French exchange trip to Paris as a treasure trove of content for her page. However, her trip does not get off to a great start when she finds out she is paired with grumpy Levi. They have nothing in common; he doesn’t even have social media! Well, they do have one similarity. They both have a physical disability: Levi is a wheelchair user, while Maya is an amputee and wears a prosthetic leg. This book allows for two very important conversations to unfold – the issue of social media addiction and the stereotypes surrounding disability.
This heartwarming story follows Callie and Grace, the founding members of the Super Perceptive Undercover Detectives group (SPUD), as they try to undercover the cause behind a series of thefts in their neighbourhood. All the while, Callie is learning to live life with her new hearing aids.
In a world that often overlooks the experiences of Autistic girls, Gracie Barlow shines a light.
O’Farrell’s narrative provides comfort and understanding to children who stammer, and empathy and support to those around them.
This engaging book offers a delightful blend of information and humour, exploring the intricacies of the human body. It examines the myriad of emotions and experiences that we, and our bodies, may encounter throughout our lives. Written by Katarina von der Gathen, who has a long career in sex education, one might assume that she has written a book with this as its central theme, however, together with illustrator Anke Kuhl, she has created a book that is extends much further.
‘Sex is EVERYWHERE. So why don’t we talk about it properly?’, Evans questions. In her book aimed at young adults, she sets about softening the stigma surrounding, not only sex, but a number of other topics that can be difficult to discuss.
