📚✨ SEPTEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH ✨📚
This September, we’re diving into the moving and heartwarming story of Mr Duke by J. P. Rose - a powerful tale about friendship, courage and belonging. ❤️
Meet Birdie Bagshaw, a young girl growing up in a children’s home for mixed-race children in 1950s Leeds. When she moves to live with her great-aunt in the Yorkshire Dales, Birdie quickly finds herself treated as an outsider by the local children.
But when bullying drives Birdie to hide in a nearby coal mine, she discovers an unexpected friend - Mr Duke, the last remaining pit pony in the village. 🐴
As their special bond grows, Birdie learns that Mr Duke’s future is in danger. Determined to save her new friend, she comes up with a daring plan…
💬 “We both belong somewhere now… And we don’t have to be scared anymore.”
A beautiful story about finding friendship in unexpected places, standing up for what matters and discovering where you belong. 💛
📖 Will you be picking up September’s Book of the Month?