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Why comics matter for young readers 02/12/24
Lizzie Zipmouth
(2 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 5)
Publisher: Young Corgi
Although Lizzie is moving into a new home, with a new stepdad and two step-brothers, she wishes things could have stayed the same - just her and her mum together in a flat, before her new stepdad came along.
So she decides that the best way to deal with the situation is to stop speaking. Despite the family's best efforts to get her to say something, Lizzie remains resolutely silent, that is until she meets Great Gran, in whom she finds an unexpected soulmate.
This is a poignant and often funny book, which looks at ways of coping with a new step-family. The friendship between Lizzie and 'Great Gran' is also touchingly portrayed. Ideal for newly confident readers.
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Blended families
It's so important for children to see their family life reflected in books - and to see what other families might be like, too.
So we've put together a list of great reads which feature blended families:
Families come in all shapes and sizes, and it's validating and comforting to see your family reflected in books. This selection, for all ages, features …
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Books about blended families
Families come in all shapes and sizes, and it's validating and comforting to see your family reflected in books. This selection, for all ages, features families where one or both parents have children from a previous relationship. This kind of family can also be called a stepfamily.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Cherryblossom13, 11 August 2015
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Its a book about 2 families joining together and for Lizzie its a very tough time but in the end they all end up fine.
Cessily, 08 August 2014
Lizzie is a very deep character, but the book was very funny and true. Lizzie has been introduced to a brand new step family, and all she wants is to have her old life back- her Mom and Dad together. But she realizes that step families aren't that bad...