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Louisa Reid

Guppy Books (14+) 9781916558311 (Paperback)

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Friendship and complex decision-making lie at the heart of this visceral, rites-of-passage novel where Ruby and Ashley are coming to terms with Ruby’s unexpected pregnancy.  Multiply narrated in prose and verse, this is an unusual and hard-hitting novel that invites thought and discussion while promoting empathy.

Themes:

  • Religion
  • Pregnancy 
  • Postpartum depression 
  • Friendship 
  • School 
  • Coming-of-age 
  • Emotion 
  • Social class 

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Louisa Reid

Louisa Reid is the author of the YA verse novels Gloves Off, nominated for the Carnegie Medal, Wrecked, which was selected for both the Read for Empathy collection and National Poetry Day and Activist. Her debut adult novel, The Poet, was published to critical acclaim. Louisa Reid has spent most of her life reading. When Louisa’s not reading she’s writing stories, or imagining writing them at least. As an English teacher, her favourite part of the job is sharing her love of reading and writing with her pupils. Louisa lives with her family in the north-west of England and is proud to call a place near Manchester home.

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