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LoveReading4Kids Says
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month June 2023
Aidan’s family life is busy! With four noisy younger sisters and parents who are always keen to discuss issues and share feelings there is little space for Aidan to find any peace.
When his mum announces that she’s going to become a surrogate mother for her friends Justin and Atif, Aidan feels completely overwhelmed. Running is his escape from all of that. But even running can’t help Aidan sort out what he feels about maybe being gay.
Now Justin and Atif are almost family will his uncertainty be exposed or will it help him to feel more at ease? Against an ebullient family background, Aidan’s journey towards self-acceptance is told with humour and insight.
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Just Like Everyone Else Synopsis
A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.
Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from four loud sisters and involved, touchy-feely parents. Then his mum makes an announcement: she's having another baby. Only, this time it's not for her; she will be a surrogate for gay couple Justin and Atif.
Aidan is incensed. As if his family wasn't embarrassing - or big - enough already. But he's also scared. Aidan thinks he might be gay, and he's really struggling to accept this possibility. What if being around Justin and Atif means that he has to come out before he's ready?
If only he were just like everyone else.
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9781801315784 |
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8th June 2023 |
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Sarah Hagger-Holt |
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Usborne Publishing Ltd |
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Paperback |
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320 pages |
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Press Reviews
Sarah Hagger-Holt Press Reviews
Praise for Sarah Hagger-Holt:
'Gentle and compassionate' The Times Literary Supplement
'A fantastic book - I absolutely loved it!' L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
'Warm, funny and believable' The Guardian
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About Sarah Hagger-Holt
Sarah Hagger-Holt is an award-winningm critically acclaimed author. Her debut novel for children, Nothing Ever Happens Here, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and her second, Proud of Me, was the winner of the Little Rebel's Award for Radical Children's Fiction. She is the author of two adult non-fiction LGBTQ+ books and has writtenf or the i Paper, the HUffington Post, and spoken on Radio 4's Women's Hour about LGBTQ+ parenting. Sarah lives with her partner and two daughters in Hertfordshire.
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