As a Black woman, Nadine White experienced many years of racism and oppression inherent in Canadian government institutions. The struggles to deal with relentless racial discrimination and injustice in the workplace created emotional trauma. In this compelling memoir, Finding My Voice: Standing Against Racism, White describes her experiences, which were often daunting and isolating.In this...

Penniboy's Spaw Day is an inspiring tale that teaches kids about inclusion, diversity, self-love, and self-care. The teacher activity includes critical thinking and equity questions.

In book 1 of the Penniboy series, Jahson is a boy who finds a baby bunny while walking with his cousins Foya and Kurt in the forest. Meeting this Bunny changes Jahson's life forever. Grandma teaches Jahson a valuable lesson about inclusion, understanding, and respecting others' differences. It is an excellent book for the classroom as it includes critical thinking questions and incorporates the topic of

In Book 3 of the Penniboy series, Jahson and his cousins take their pets to the neighborhood daycare while in school. The story follows the journey of new inspiring characters, including another family pet. The teacher teaches the class a valuable lesson about bullying, understanding, respecting, and accepting others' differences. Everyone has a voice to speak, but not hurting someone with unkind words. It's an excellent book for the classroom and parents as the s...

In Book 2 of the Penniboy series, Jahson and his cousins plan another adventure to the park and invite their friends to go with them. The story follows the journey of many inspiring new characters, including some family pets. The readers will enjoy Penniboy's bratty behaviours and the resulting consequences. It is an excellent book for the classroom as the story teaches gentle lessons about respecting others' differences, behaviour...

Featuring essays from David Olusoga, Dawn Butler MP, Kit de Waal, Kwame Kwei-Armah, and many more.In response to the international outcry at George Floyd's death, Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder have commissioned this collection of essays to discuss how and why we need to fight for Black lives to matter - not just for Black people but for society as a whole.Recognising Black British experience within the Black Lives Matter movement, nineteen prominent Black fi...

She reads desire for a living. She's never been brave enough to write her own.Wren Calloway edits erotic fiction at a New York publishing house. She knows what good wanting looks like on the page — the tension, the slow burn, the moment a character stops translating and starts feeling. She's brilliant at making other people's desire sing. Her own? She keeps it in a browser history she deletes every night.Then she swipes right on Sol Carter.He's a sound engineer with...

The post-civil rights era of the 1970s offered African Americans an all-too-familiar paradox. Material and symbolic gains contended with setbacks fueled by resentment and reaction. African American artists responded with black approaches to expression that made history in their own time and continue to exercise an enormous influence on contemporary culture and politics.This collection's fascinating spectrum of topics begins with the literary and cinematic representations of slavery...

Un roman gothique moderne, viscéral et troublant, où les secrets enfouis ressurgissent avec une violence inouïe.Sur une île au large de l'Irlande, Aoileann vit recluse avec sa grand-mère et sa mère, une présence inerte qu'elle appelle la " chose du lit ". Jamais elle n'a quitté cet endroit hostile, où les murmures du vent semblent porteurs de mystères anciens. Lorsque Rachel, une artiste venue du continent, débarque avec son nourrisson, Aoileann découvre une douceu...

Luka and Harvey are eight years old and in the same class at school, but that is just about all they have in common. Once they become part of the same family, their differences become even more obvious. Will they ever be able to get on with each other and live in peace? Family Matters is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses chil...

A novel about love, magic, and impossible choicesJane Thorburn straddles two worlds: her life as a "factory girl" in Scotland's mills, and her birthright as fairy royalty. Abandoned by her parents, and uncertain about the true motives of the Fey, she learns to depend only on herself. All she wants is to be a great weaver and maintain her independence.The Fair Folk, fighting for their very survival, have other plans for her, as does the handsome and charismatic Robert Stein....

From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC series.A compelling story for 10+ readers about falling in with the wrong crowd, and standing up for what you believe in.How far would you go to fit in?When I think of all the people I ever wanted to be, I'm pretty sure this isn't one of them...Asha Wright has it all - a barrister mum, a place at a private school, and big dre...