Blogs in June 2020

Frankly in Love 28th June 2020

Frank loves Joy. Joy loves Frank. At least, that’s what they tell their parents . . . Frank Li is caught between his parents’ expectations and his own California life. Frank’s parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much...

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Alabama Moon 21st June 2020

For as long as ten-year-old Moon can remember, he has lived out in the forest in a shelter with his father. They keep to themselves, their only contact with other human beings an occasional trip to the nearest general...

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The Hate U Give 4th June 2020

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal...

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Beyond the Mango Tree 6th May 2020

I am here, in the rain, tied to the mango tree. The water leve rises, above my naked feet, past my ankles. I wait … It has been this way since Sarina’s family moved to Liberia from Boston eight...

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Fever 1793 2nd May 2020

It’s late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the...

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