Jamie

Lapinski, L. D.

£7.99

Jamie is a happy 11-year-old non-binary kid who likes nothing better than hanging out with best friends Daisy and Ash. But when the trio find out that they will be separated into one school for boys and another for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at risk. Deciding to take matters into their own hands, the friends’ efforts to raise awareness eventually becomes a rooftop protest against the binary rules for the local schools. Jamie soon realises that, if they don’t figure out a way forwards, they might be at risk of losing both their friends forever.

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Publish Date: 30/03/2023

Description

‘FABULOUS, HOPEFUL, IMPORTANT’ – Emma Carroll

‘A sensitive, moving 9+ story about fighting for acceptance and change’ – Guardian

‘An inspirational story of a young person finding the strength and resilience to be exactly who they are’ – The Scotsman

A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, about how to make your own place when the world doesn’t think you fit anywhere. For fans of Me, My Dad and The End of The Rainbow.

Jamie Rambeau is a happy 11-year-old non-binary kid who likes nothing better than hanging out with their two best friends Daisy and Ash. But when the trio find out that in Year Seven they will be separated into one school for boys and another for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at risk. And when Jamie realises no one has thought about where they are going to go, they decide to take matters into their own hands, and sort it all out once and for all.

As the friends’ efforts to raise awareness eventually become a rooftop protest against the binary rules for the local schools, Jamie realises that if they don’t figure out a way forwards, they might be at risk of losing both their friends forever…

Additional information

Weight 194 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 24 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

260

Language

English

Edition

|Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J