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28 March 2020•The Week JuniorTake apeekinsidetheprivatelivesof
some fascinatingfictionalfamilies.5
booksabout
family secrets
TomGates:FamilyFriends
andFurry Creatures
by LizPichon
(Scholastic)
In thi sbook from the brilliantly
funnyTomGatesseries,Tomstarts
working onanew schoolproject: afamily tree. He
soonuncoverssomeunexpectedandsurprising
things about hisfamily,including his dad’sguilty
secret involvingafamousfootballer and the truth
about how his parents got together.NothingEverHappensHere
by SarahHagger-Holt
(Usborne Publishing)
Nothingever happensinL ittlehaven.
At least not untilIzzy’sdad puts the
spotlight on herfamily.Suddenly
she’s scared thateverythingwill change forever.
Willher parents breakup? What willpeople at
school say? Izzy mustovercome her shyness ifshe
is go ing to standupfor herselfand herfamily.Oh My Gods
by AlexandraSheppard
(Scholastic)
As if teenage life weren’thard
enough, Helen hasabig secrettok eep
–half of herfamily in London are
ancient Greekgods.Can sheconcealtheirtrue
identities, whileimpressing her friends and
dealingwith romanceall at the same time?
Teenagereaders will love this hilarious story.OksaPollock: The Last Hope
by AnnePlichota
andCendrineWolf.
Translatedby SueRose
(Pushkin Children’s Books)
Oksa hasjustmoved toLondonwhen
she discoversasecret. Herfamily areactually
refugees from the magical land of Edefia–and
even stranger,Oksaist he rightful queen! This is
the first inaseries perfect forfans ofHarryPotter.The FarawayTruth
by Janae Marks
(Chicken House)
Zoehas nevermet herfather ,who
wassent to prison beforeshe was
born. When shereceivesaletter from
himonher 12th birthday,it’sahugesurprise.
Her fatherdoesn’t seem anything likeshe’d
imagined,sob eforelong she’squestioning
everythingshethought sheknewabout him.
Could it be thather father wasinnocentall along?BOOK OF THE WEEK
ASKTHE AUTHOR
Happy
Confident
MeJourna
by Annabel Rosenhe n a Sad
(Best ofPare nting Publishing)
Fille dwithactivities lieve
in yourself, thisbrigh
journal aims to help comey
happiest and mostco en sel t
shows you how to undd and
communicateyourfeel s;t d
in yo ur achievements;b o ve;
and feel gratitudefor eve a gs
The journaliseasy to use, ll
as lots of activities that will e c e
you to write, doodle and draw,
arefacts and quotesfrompeople
includingTaylor Swift and the Dalai
Lama. With schools closed, tryusingit
for five minuteseach day–whether on
your own or withaparent, friendor
sibling. Once you’vecompletedthe
journal, youcanfollowlinkstomore
activities online to find moreways to
boost your happiness andconfidence.hy wereyou inspired to
rite this book?
adim:We want to give
oung peopleareally
un waytol earn about
emselves. This is because
e know how important it is
r us all to understand and
ke ourselves, and to practise
abits likegratitude, to be
allyconfident andhappy.
Where’s yourfavourite
laceinthe entireworld?
Annabel:New Zealand,
acountry ofextraordinary
beauty–mountains,
beaches, forests, meadows,
all st retching for miles.Ilove
how completely surrounded
by natureIfeelthere. My
mostexciting experiencewas
going white-waterrafting.Annabel Rosenhead
and Nadim Saad
heHappyConfidentMecreatorstalkabout
nspirationsandplanningadventures.by JacquelineWilson
My MumTracy Beakerby
Jacqueline Wilson isareally
good book.Ithink it’sreally
cool and it tells you about all
of the life struggles of an adult!
It kept me hooked the whole
waythrough.”READERSRECOMMEND
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3April. See theweekjunior.co.uk/termsforrules.What’sthe best advice you
have ever been given?
Nadim:“You rheadismost
valuabl ewhenit’sins ervic eto
your heart.”Inotherwords ...
our mind is most useful when
we use it to workout howto
do what ourheart wants.
Areyou spontaneous or do
you planthing
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Iloveleaving
pockets of time
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