Running from the Rainbow by Karen Mccombie

Running from the Rainbow by Karen Mccombie

By Karen Mccombie (author) , Jessica Secheret (illustrator)

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Interest age 9-12, Reading age 8+ . A fun, sweet story of a girl building confidence and making friends when she moves to a new school. Starting a new school is torment for shy Rosie. The only way she can make it better is to make several things are kept Secret! The first is her real name, the second is that her mom is a new teacher and the third is that her dad is a dog walker… How Rosie’s secrets are uncovered and how she learns to live with the truth will touch a chord with anyone trying to give themselves a new image – and get over their shyness.

Heartfelt drama, perfect for tweens. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

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Rosie Roberts has a secret. So when she moves to a new school, she's desperate not to draw too much attention to herself. But things aren't so easy when your Mum is the popular new teacher everyone is talking about...Heartfelt drama, perfect for tweens.

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Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+

From the top author of Candy Gir l and the Ally's World series. You can see Karen reading from the book in this video:

Karen McCombie is the bestselling author of over 90 books for children and teenagers including the Carnegie Medal-nominated Little Bird Flies , How to be a Human , and series St Grizzle's School for Girls and Indie Kidd . Karen is also the author of the bestselling and much-loved series Ally's World .

Originally from Scotland, she now lives in London with her family who all give her inspiration for her books, whether they like it or not.

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Rosie Roberts has a secret. So when she moves to a new school, she's desperate not to draw too much attention to herself.

The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Running from the Rainbow and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old

Running from the Rainbow features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers

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Running from the Rainbow was written by Karen Mccombie and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd

Running from the Rainbow has 72 pages

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