"This book really encourages to value uniqueness; accept and respect the differences. How much we can help each other to be ourselves is beautifully described. Also, it teaches us more than anything else it is important to be accepted, valued and there should be someone to listen to and encourage oneself to be successful. Further, imagination always helps you to be bold, creative and different."

"The book is a wonderful fantasy, drawing on folk tale conventions to explore an individual's search for identity and to find the answers to an unknown past. It is a super read for both teachers and students- a wonderful class or individual read that can speak to us all."

"Explores the mixed race LGBTQ+ experience in the UK. It's a story about the power of embracing your own uniqueness and finding inner strength. The book was written in verse which made it very compelling. It was beautifully written and extremely powerful."

"This is the much anticipated second book by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock and much like the first it is written with each chapter introducing a new character. All set across states in America these teenagers are living out their own personal dramas within these pages. There are heartbreaks and breakups, friendships and meeting new people, there is a lot of self discovery and there is an underlying theme of sexual abuse running through quite a lot of the stories. Life is complicated and especially so for young people, this is all captured beautifully in this book. Bonnie-Sue deals with the very difficult subjects with great sensitivity. We see it all through the lens of these teenagers -some of whom have suffered much. The beautiful thing about Bonnie-Sue's writing is that she manages to weave together these stories without their being the normal cliches. She writes for teens without being patronising or scared to speak of the darker things in life. This is not a horror story or even a sad set of stories, these are real and honest stories. I love her writing and I love what she is trying to achieve with her writing - to give young people a voice."

"Tomas is helping his grandfather clean up his garden when he spots a strange fruit tree - and gains quite a surprise when that strange fruit turns out to be a dragon egg! It's a fantastic chapter book for young children, managing to be funny and exciting without having any actual peril that might frighten more sensitive readers. I really enjoyed how well the characters and their relationships were written, making them realistic and easy to understand even while they are dealing with fantastical situations - like how to safely clean up dragon poo!"