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The Day My School Got Famous

Author and illustrator: Jen Carney

An unexploded Second World War bomb has been discovered at Ferris’s school, so everyone is told to stay at home. Now, staying at home would normally be fun but Nile, Ferris’s foster brother, keeps performing explosive experiments of his own! A funny and heart-warming story with diverse families and a strong focus on community. Full of Ferris’s comic-book drawings, this novel also features a host of characters you will absolutely fall in love with.

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  • Diverse cast
  • Black/brown representation
  • LGBTQIA+ representation
  • Challenges gender stereotypes
  • Single parent
  • Same-sex parents
  • Neurodivergent representation
  • Disabled representation
  • Class/socio-economic diversity