Amazing

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Instead of telling you her life story, Maggie O’Farrell gives you glimpses into her life through separate incidents where she brushed against death, which has occurred surprisingly often. It’s nice to find a reader with similar taste so that I know to trust your opinions on future books. Please do share comments from your readers with us to ensure we do get the books that our students will be most excited to find on the final long list.

The story features 'incidental' inclusion: the central character uses a wheelchair, which features prominently in the illustrations but is not mentioned in the text.

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You probably know it’s the inspiring story of Michael Oher, who, after being taken in by the Tuohy family, rose to become one of the most sought after football players of his generation. The true beauty of this story lies in the ending lines: “You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, but you do have some say in who hurts you. A joyful new picture book by the award-winning Steve Antony, creator of the bestselling Please Mr Panda. The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire took the number-two spot on The Official UK Top 50 and took the number-one spot of Hardback Non-Fiction list.With sex, drugs, and plenty of drama, you’ll feel like you are watching a biopic on VH1 – but an extremely well-written one. Huge thanks to all our finalist authors for joining us at the award night, we hope you enjoyed the evening. With the Mississippi town aflame, young attorney Jake Brigance must decide how much he is willing to risk to defend the father.

But when the harsh Alaskan winter approaches and Ernt’s mental state begins to deteriorate, his wife and daughter must fight to survive.

In this outstanding book, he compiles quotes from various people together to fill out a brilliant oral history into a timeline of that fateful day.