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The Queen on Our Corner

The Queen on Our Corner

by Lucy Christopher and Nia Tudor
Hardback
Age range: 3+ years old Publication Date: 01/08/2021

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A thought-provoking story that encourages us all to sit up and take notice.

Nobody notices the unhoused woman on the corner. Nobody, that is . . . except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on the corner sounds the alarm, the little girl must find a way to thank her. Can she bring the community together to turn the queen's corner into a home?

"This hopeful tale uses a youthful view of the world to imagine what our society could be like if all people and their experiences were valued and respected. Sweet and thought-provoking"--Kirkus Reviews

"Told from the viewpoint of a small child, it gently reminds us that everyone has a story - struggles and successes, ups and downs - and everyone needs a place to call home"--Julia Green, children's author

"A beautiful and thought provoking book for children - and adults - that shines a light on some of the issues surrounding homelessness. And it's inspired by real people. Like the author says: Look out for the Queens and Kings"--Shelter Homeless Charity

ISBN:
9781911373889
9781911373889
Category:
Social issues (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
3+ years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-08-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lantana Publishing
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
263.65x263.65x8.89mm
Weight:
0.42kg
Lucy Christopher

Lucy Christopher is a British-Australian writer, whose first YA novel Stolen was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, won a 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book Award, and received the UK’s Branford Boase Award. Lucy has written several other novels for young people, was the director of the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University, and is now a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Tasmania.

Release, a companion to Stolen, is her first novel for adults. When not writing, Lucy spends her time daydreaming, walking dogs, and visiting family and friends spread across the world. She is passionate about the importance of wild environments.

Nia Tudor

Nia Tudor is a Carnegie and Klaus Flugge Prize-longlisted freelance illustrator living along the coast in South Wales, UK with her husband, three children and two cats. She enjoys creating illustrations that are full of texture and detail, and takes inspiration from her kids.

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