Reading Planet KS2: Hideaway Hotel: Race to the Shelter - Stars/Lime

An accessible child-centred story about self-acceptance and the importance of opening up to those closest to you.<BR><BR>Becky and Josh are almost-twins, with two mums and the same anonymous donor dad. <BR>Josh 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.<BR><BR> Becky can't stop thinking about her new friend, Carli. Could her feelings for Carli be a sign of something more? <BR>Becky and Josh both want their parents to be proud of them...but right now, they're struggling to even accept themselves. <BR><BR>Praise for Sarah Hagger-Holt's debut, Nothing Ever Happens Here <BR><BR>"A barrier-breaking, empathy-inducing story for all." LoveReading4Kids<BR><BR>"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<BR><BR>"Compassionate and sweet and full of people trying their best. Highly recommended." Robin Stevens <BR><BR>"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

"The Fights That Make Us is a thought-provoking, heartwarming wonder." Maz Evans, author of Who Let the Gods Out?<BR><BR>"Highly engaging, completely relatable and truly empowering, I loved this book." Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.<BR><BR>An unputdownable read about LGBTQ+ history and standing up for what you believe in, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt.<BR><BR>Maybe there was a place in history for people like me, not on the edges of the story, but right in the centre.<BR><BR>Jesse 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.<BR><BR>Thirty-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.<BR><BR>When 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. Now it's Jesse's turn to find a way to shine a spotlight on a history that mustn't be forgotten.<BR><BR>Praise for Sarah Hagger-Holt:<BR> Winner of the Little Rebels Award<BR> Twice-nominated for the Carnegie Medal<BR>"A heartwarming and empowering read that amplifies LGBTQ+ voices from the past and present." Tamsin Winter, author of Being Miss Nobody<BR>"An empowering, eye-opening and empathy-boosting book written with great sensitivity." Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of How To Be Extraordinary<BR>"Gentle and compassionate" The Times Literary Supplement.<BR> "A fantastic book - I absolutely loved it!" L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency.<BR> "Warm, funny and believable" The Guardian

Warm and hopeful, this is a touching and honest depiction of a family changing together-and staying together.<BR><BR>"I wonder what people would think if they could take the front off our house like a doll's house and watch us. All in the same house, but everyone separate. No one talking, but everyone thinking the same thing. Will we ever be a normal family again?"<BR><BR>Izzy's family is under the spotlight when her dad comes out as Danielle, a trans woman. Izzy is terrified her family will be torn apart. Will she lose her dad? Will her parents break up? And what will people at school say? Now all eyes are on Izzy. Can she face her fears, find her voice, and stand up for her family and what's right?

After her first time-travel adventure to 1941, Skye wonders if she'll be able to travel into the past again. But sure enough, Skye is transported back again - this time, to 1905! There, Skye meets Lucy and her palaeontologist mum, and goes with them to the opening of an exhibition of Dippy, the dinosaur. But when they spot something suspicious going on, will they be able to stop a thief?<BR><BR> Hideaway Hotel: Dinosaur Drama is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. <BR><BR> Reading age: 7-8 years