29 BOOK REVIEWS Bookstand The latest releases in gift books ICONIC PEOPLE OF COLOR By Elizabeth Ajao RRP: £6.99 Format: Hardback IBSN: 9781787839779 Discover the fascinating stories behind 38 iconic people of colour, all of them ground-breakers, risktakers and game-changers. Whether they are activists, athletes, scientists or superstars, every one of them has been a trailblazer in their field and has paved the way for future change. It’s time these individuals took centre stage and had their achievements celebrated the world over. With bespoke illustrations, short biographies, and of course inspirational quotes, Iconic People of Colour will introduce you to some of the most influential people of colour from across the globe and throughout history, including some modern-day icons. Among others, you will learn about the incredible lives and achievements of: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Barack Obama, Chadwick Boseman, Florence Price, Jimi Hendrix, Kamala Harris, Laverne Cox, Malala Yousafzai and Maria Tallchief. Be empowered and inspired by their extraordinary stories, their awesome accomplishments and their words of wisdom in this pocketbook of remarkable people. www.summersdale.com MARK MY WORDS By Muhammed Khan RRP: £7.99 Format: Paperback IBSN: 9781529029949 Is the truth as simple as black and white? Mark My Words is the searing novel from Branford Boase Award-winner and 2020 World Book Day author Muhammad Khan, asking who you can trust when all you see is lies. Fifteen-year-old Dua Iqbal has always had trouble minding her own business. With a silver-tongue and an inquisitive nature, a career in journalism seems fated. When her school merges with another, Dua seizes her chance and sets up a rival newspaper, exposing the controversial stories that teachers and the kids who rule the school would rather keep buried. Dua’s investigations are digging up things she shouldn’t get involved with about family, friends and her community and as exams rattle towards her, she needs to make some hard decisions about when to leave things alone. But when she discovers that some kids at school are being blamed for selling drugs when the real perpetrator is right in front of their noses, she can’t keep quiet any longer. www.macmillan.com AM I OVERTHINKING THIS? By Michelle Rial RRP: £13.99 Format: Paperback IBSN: 9781797205304 Am I Overthinking This? A Journal is a companion to the popular book and a must-have space for overthinkers to get their thought spirals out of their heads and onto paper. Fun and inviting, with engaging charts, encouragement, and plenty of blank pages to process feelings and emotions, this journal is just the thing for people who write through their anxiety, need space to freely overthink, or loved the book and its humorous, relatable visuals. www.abramsandchronicle.co.uk FINDING A FOREVER HOME. TRUE TALES FROM CHANNEL 4’S THE DOG HOUSE RRP: £16.99 Format: Hardback IBSN: 9781529418972 The book comprises heartwarming tales of homeless dogs who are matched with new owners, based on the much-loved Channel 4 series The Dog House. Sometimes it’s love at first sight. Sometimes it takes a while. But the staff at Woodgreen are always there to look after their canine guests until they find the right permanent home. From big to small and pedigree to the scruffiest pooch, no effort is spared to find each and every one a new family who will give them the love they. www.quercusbooks.co.uk
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