Show casing the new fiction that has arrived in the Library this term, this week: one for Year 7 + and one for Year 10 + Enjoy!....
Can you see me? by
Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott
This book was recommended by some
of our year 7s and I can see why. Tally is autistic but she hides it as much as
possible because she knows it makes other people uncomfortable. She is perceived
as not normal. But when you are as amazing as Tally is, she can’t hide for ever
- her personality and honesty is going to come pouring out in the end. This
book is based on diary entries written by Libby Scott based on her experience
of autism and starting secondary school. Rebecca Westcott has crafted these
into a book that you don’t want to put down. You are so rooting for Tally by
the end and asking yourself the question – what is normal and why is it so
celebrated? Age 11+
Mrs Godden
The Love Hypothesis by Laura Stevens
From the Author of the super
popular
The Exact Opposite of Okay
and
A Girl Called Shameless, this
book is a trashy tonic for the times. It is essentially a rom-com complete with
a plot line centred on a completely inconceivable and slightly morally
questionable magical turn of events (think the movies
BIG,
Freaky Friday,
What Women Want). Caro is an average
teenager approaching graduation and ready to go to MIT and pursue her dreams of
becoming a ground breaking physicist, she is adored by her two amazing dads and
has a small close knit group of friends that support her but she feels there is
one thing missing: a loving relationship with a boy. However, her scientific
approach to how low she is on her own spectrum of ‘hotness’ will not let her be
matched with the person she wants. But who is that
really? Only a bizarre and comedic journey of self-discovery will
bring her to the real question, who is
she
really? If you want to zone out, giggle and read something frivolous punctuated
with the occasional thought provoking gesture, this book is for you. For fans
of Holly Bourne and Becky Albertelli. Recommended to ages 14+
Ms Johns
