Tender Earth
Ages 9 to 11
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01 June 2017Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
Laila Levenson has always been the baby of the family, but now with her older siblings, Mira and Krish, leaving home just as she starts secondary school, everything feels like it's changing... can the reappearance of Nana Josie's Protest Book and the spirit it releases in Laila, her friends and her local community, help her find her own voice and discover what she truly believes in?
A powerful chime rings through Laila's mind, guiding her to walk the footsteps of the past on her way to discover her own future.
Details
01 June 2017432 pages
9781509812509Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
a book of our time... full of the warmth of friendship and communityGill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk
Tender Earth addresses complex ideas with grace and immense humanityKatherine Rundell, author of The Wolf Wilder and Rooftoppers
Inclusive Minds are delighted to welcome the arrival of Tender Earth on the children’s book landscape. We embrace a book like this that has been so thoroughly researched and demonstrates such authentic inclusionInclusive Minds
[Tender Earth] illuminates the importance of equality, friendship and solidarity and upholds our right to protest against injusticeAmnesty International UK
