Eighty-nine Questions For After Boyd

Eighty-nine Questions For After BoydA wise and beautifully written middle grade novel about finding answers to the big questions in life from popular children's author Ashleigh Barton. Ester Star is a germophobe and hypochondriac and she's convinced she's going to die. To prepare for her imminent and inevitable demise, Ester keeps a list of all the questions she hopes to have answered in the afterlife things she knows she'll never have the answers to during her lifetime. What really

when a body turns up in a wheelie bin

That afternoon

The day the First World War broke out

Comet impacts on Jupiter led to the first planetary defence strategy

from Nazi violence

But despite Natasha's careful planning

Tragic Loss

The spirit of a place lies in the people who inhabit it

and Eero Saarinen are represented alongside other women and designers of color that have been historically eclipsed

Talking Animals and Circus Performers is not what she expected

this is perfect for newly independent and developing readers

'Illuminating