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Perfect for readers discovering the complexities of growing up, her work encourages kindness, resilience, and self-acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"just-like-everyone-else-by-sarah-hagger-holt-9781801315784","title":"Just Like Everyone Else","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA teenage boy's worries about whether he might be gay become intensified when his mum decides to become a surrogate for a gay couple. A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family, and self-acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust Like Everyone Else\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAidan 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Sarah Hagger-Holt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Little Rebels Award\u003cbr\u003e\nTwice-nominated for the Carnegie Medal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gentle and compassionate\" - The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fantastic book - I absolutely loved it!\" - L.D. 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Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJosh can't wait until he's eighteen, the legal age when he can finally contact his donor, and he'll do anything to find out more ­­­– even if it involves lying. Becky can't stop thinking about her new friend, Carli. Could her feelings for Carli be a sign of something more?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecky and Josh both want their parents to be proud of them... but right now, they're struggling to even accept themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProud of Me\u003c\/em\u003e by Sarah Hagger-Holt has received praise for its debut, \u003cem\u003eNothing Ever Happens Here\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A barrier-breaking, empathy-inducing story for all.\" – LoveReading4Kids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"I can't wait for kids to read it – it's a book a lot of people need right now.\" – Jay Hulme, award-winning poet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Compassionate and sweet and full of people trying their best. Highly recommended.\" – Robin Stevens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pitch perfect as far as I'm concerned. I wish there'd been books like this in my day.\" – Christine Burns MBE, British Political Activist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46695062143212,"sku":"9781474966245","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3714183482713.jpg?v=1753632998"},{"product_id":"the-fights-that-make-us-by-sarah-hagger-holt-9781801315791","title":"The Fights That Make Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fights That Make Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a thought-provoking, heartwarming wonder.” Maz Evans, author of \u003cem\u003eWho Let the Gods Out?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Highly engaging, completely relatable and truly empowering, I loved this book.” Jen Carney, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Accidental Diary of B.U.G.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unputdownable read about LGBTQ+ history and standing up for what you believe in, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe there was a place in history for people like me, not on the edges of the story, but right in the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJesse has recently come out as non-binary, and is struggling to find their place at school, and ideas for their project on lost stories from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-five years earlier, Jesse's cousin Lisa is falling for her best friend, but with new laws being introduced to restrict LGBT people's rights, they'll have to fight for the world to accept who they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jesse stumbles across Lisa's teenage diary, they are fascinated and horrified by her stories of living a secret life and protesting in the streets. 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