The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie – Radhika Sanghani

“Oh, your parents arguing isn’t a bad thing!” Ba would say. “It might help them finally get that divorce!” But Priya now knew that her younger self had been wrong in thinking her parents might ever divorce. That was never going to happen because her parents’ worst nightmare was not being stuck in an unhappyContinue reading “The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie – Radhika Sanghani”

Reggie Houser Has The Power – Helen Rutter

Some kids find it funny when I get into trouble, like Evan and Breeze. They aren’t in the popular gang and so I think maybe they will hang out with me. They laugh when I’m messing about and tell me to keep going, so I do, even if it gets me into trouble. It feelsContinue reading “Reggie Houser Has The Power – Helen Rutter”

Show Us Who You Are – Elle McNicoll

‘I know you feel that now,’ she says firmly. ‘But you will. It’s all-consuming now. That’s how I felt after my mum. But it softens. It fades.’ She rolls her sleeve up and shows me a faint, white scar. Like an icicle on her wrist. ‘This wouldn’t stop bleeding when I cut it as aContinue reading “Show Us Who You Are – Elle McNicoll”