Understanding people in difficult circumstances
Ferris is described as learning that everyone deserves understanding, while Nile’s behaviour is linked with tough circumstances.
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Jen Carney - Author
A funny school-and-family story about disrupted routines, fostering and learning to cooperate when two boys must tackle a shared challenge.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA funny school-and-family story about disrupted routines, fostering and learning to cooperate when two boys must tackle a shared challenge.
Ferris is described as learning that everyone deserves understanding, while Nile’s behaviour is linked with tough circumstances.
Be ready for references to an unexploded wartime bomb, school closure, temporary homeschooling, foster care, separation from family members and uncertainty about a younger child’s adoption.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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