SuitabookThe beloved dearly
Doug Cooney
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A comic-spirited business scheme sits alongside a story about friendship, bereavement and learning to express feelings.
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Doug Cooney
A comic-spirited business scheme sits alongside a story about friendship, bereavement and learning to express feelings.
Alma Fullerton
This is a serious verse novel about friendship under pressure. It offers a close view of BJ’s insecurity, the pull of social acceptance, and how rumours and prejudice can intensify a painful situation.
Drew Daywalt
Expect a lively read-aloud built from twelve crayons’ letters, each with a distinct complaint and personality. Illustrations extend the written messages, while Duncan’s response invites playful experimentation with colour.
Struan Murray
A suspenseful fantasy about discovering identity and belonging, with a resourceful protagonist, dragon lore and a friendship shaped by loneliness. It offers emotional themes alongside danger, loss and a history of conflict between humans and dragons.
Kelley Armstrong
This is a tense, character-led mystery about returning to a traumatised community, carrying family shame and questioning an accepted version of events. Grief, harassment, cultural identity and a developing romance sit alongside the investigation.
Jacqueline Woodson
This appears to be a coming-of-age story about feeling different, family history and emerging feelings.