"A Bouncy 123 by Sade Fadipe will be out in June Adanah and her friend Kolade go running around their village in this colourful picture book set in Nigeria, which captures all the fun of playing outdoors. Written by Sade Fadipe, a Nigerian primary schoolteacher and early reading expert who lives and teaches in the UK."
"Hassan and Hassana Share Everything is author Elnathan John's first book for children. Photograph: courtesy Hassan and Hassana Share Everything by Elnathan John will be out in November. The author's first book for children, it centres on twins. On their eighth birthday, Hassan gets a bike and Hassana gets drums; Hassan's friends tell him that girls cannot ride bikes, leaving him with an important decision. A beautiful story about kindness."
"For adults, My Own Dear People by Dwight Thompson is out in paperback in May. Taut and lyrical, this novel set in Montego Bay, Jamaica, explores complicity, masculinity and a slow journey towards justice for Nyjah Messado, a man haunted by the day he watched a trainee teacher get dragged away and raped by his schoolmates at an elite boys' private school. As Nyjah navigates a city shaped by street-gang politics and a lingering colonial order, he is forced to confront the man he has become in a world harsh to women and LGBTQ+ communities."
A Bouncy 123 by Sade Fadipe will be released in June. The picture book follows Adanah and Kolade running around their Nigerian village and celebrates outdoor play. Sade Fadipe is a Nigerian primary schoolteacher and early reading expert based in the UK. Hassan and Hassana Share Everything by Elnathan John will be released in November. The children's debut centers on twins; on their eighth birthday Hassan receives a bike and Hassana receives drums, prompting a gender-role dilemma and a story about kindness. My Own Dear People by Dwight Thompson is out in paperback in May and is set in Montego Bay, Jamaica, exploring complicity, masculinity, and a slow journey towards justice.
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