Books Dealing with Illness, Grief, Social Justice and Friendship
The Summer I Robbed a Bank
Over-protective parents, a tendency to ‘shutdown’ when things get too much and a chronic fear of water make Rex a very unlikely candidate for a summer of gallivanting on an island, camping on the side of a mountain (in torrential rain) and, indeed, robbing a bank. Yet, when his parents separate and he has no choice but to stay with wild, funny, unpredictable Uncle Derm on Achill Island, Rex finds that he is not so ill-suited to the role after all.
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Books Dealing with Displacement, Conflict, Discrimination, Climate Change and Social Justice
Illegal
Illegal tells the story of Ebo, a 12-year-old boy who flees grinding poverty, zero opportunities and a drunken uncle in his small village in Africa. His brother Kwame and sister Sisi have already left in the hope of a better life in Europe and he’s determined to find them en route.
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A Dangerous Crossing
A Dangerous Crossing offers a timely and stark insight into the plight of Syrian refugees travelling to Europe and presents the harrowing perspective of the child’s experience within this context.
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Books Dealing with Discrimination, Alienation, Social Justice and Social Commentary
The Monsters of Rookhaven
Mirabelle lives with her unusual family in Rookhaven. She and her family are, to put it simply, monsters. They live in a mansion, hidden away (thanks to a protection spell) from the outside world of humans. However, the nearby village and the Rookhaven monsters maintain a generations old truce: the townsfolk will keep the monsters’ existence a secret, if the monsters promise to never enter the town or hurt one of the humans.
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