PROUD of Me” is set in the UK, where I’m from so it was nice to see some places that I’ve heard of and been to mentioned too! Becky goes on her own journey of discovery that whilst (thankfully) not a literal journey across the country is none the less important. While it might seem like your parents want you to be incredibly successful, they actually want you to appreciate life and try your best. That is whats most important, if he could make nationals then he could get a scholarship to go to college far, far away from here. Instead of being oblivious to this kind of behavior, your parents probably want you to be aware that it happens every day.

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The acknowledgement of the legacies of Section 28 were sobering and inevitably relatable for many adult readers.Ask yourself, “how would I feel if I suddenly had nowhere to live and owned nothing except what I could carry out of my house?

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The story is based around a family with two mums and two kids that were conceived using a sperm donor. The book moves between Becky and Josh's points of view chapter by chapter, which works so well to show how their lives fit together, it reflects on their similarities and differences, the things they share and the things they don't. It was nice to have an LGBTQ book to read in June, as that’s LGBTQ month and it was nice to have a book that detailed two sides of the argument. I think older primary age children would really benefit from reading this (especially in terms of learning about different types of families) but it should be noted that it requires a certain level of understanding in respect to reproduction and LGBT+ identities.I’m not always hooked into books that rely on character voice and dialogue, as I find it difficult to visualise, but the more I persisted with it, the more I found myself wrapped up in Becky and Josh’s lives and problems. This personally is my favorite song by him so far; the melody is on point, the story behind it is one I can relate to, and the vibes are just genuinely produced. Ima, Becky’s blood-mother invites Carli’s parents, but they turn her down because they don’t agree with LGBTQ+ people, or at least her mom doesn’t.