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A deadly drug, a disaffected boy … a confronting new book
Burgess, Melvin (2013) The Hit Chicken House(978-1-908435-33-0) Synopsis: a new drug is on offer that will give you the best week of your lives – but only 1 week – the best high ever. But after that...
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Modern gay lives seen through the eyes of gays past
Levithan, David (2013) Two Boys Kissing. Text Publishing (9781921922701) Synopsis (taken from the publisher’s website): Tells the based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who...
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A chilling book on a difficult topic
Quick, Matthew (2013) Forgive me, Leonard Peacock (Hatchette: 9781472208187) Synopsis (taken from the publisher’s website): Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. This birthday, he has decided, will be...
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An intriguing portrait of living with Tourette’s Syndrome
Conaghan, Brian (2014) when mr dog bites Bloomsbury (9781408851586) Synopsis: Dylan Mint is 16 yo and has Tourette’s Syndrome which means he must constantly battle against his tics: swearing, growling...
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Portraits of children with Asperger’s Syndrome
Erskine, Kathryn (2010) Mockingbird, Usborne (9781409538585) Synopsis: Caitlin’s older brother (Devon) has been killed in a school shooting. As she suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, Devon was her...
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Another child with Asperger’s Syndrome … and a nose for detection
Miller, Ashley Edward & Stentz, Jack Colin Fischer (2013) Penguin (978 0141343990) Synopsis: Colin Fisher has Asperger’s Syndrome and is about to start at middle school – for the first time he...
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Teenagers finding themselves in the wilderness
Wood, Fiona (2013) Wildlife. (Pan Macmillan: 9781742612317) Synopsis (from the publisher’s website): Life? It’s simple: be true to yourself. The tricky part is finding out exactly who you are… Boarding...
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An ode to the western suburbs of Sydney
Castagna, Felicity, The incredible Here & Now (2013 ) Giramondo Publishing 978 1922146366 Synopsis: a series of vignettes told from Michael’s perspective. Michael has grown up in the western...
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An ode to western suburbs in Melbourne
Metzenthen, David (2014) Tigerfish: Penguin, 9780143568421 Synopsis: If “The Incredible Here and Now” is a love letter to the Western suburbs of Sydney, then this novel is an ode to the Western...
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Of music and friendship and finding oneself
Sales, Leila. This Song will Save your Life (2013) Pan Macmillan 9781447252832 Synopsis(publisher’s website): Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s...
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