Book description
Becky always loved visiting her dad in New Zealand until she returns during the pandemic.
Now he’s got a baby with her new stepmum and everything has changed. Worse still, her windsurfer hasn’t arrived yet, so there’s nothing for her to do but wait for Mum who is stuck overseas.…
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1 author picked Just Keep Going as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Just series is by a New Zealand author and is perfect for slightly older children, 11 to 14 years. Just Keep Going is an engaging read with delightful characters and wonderful messages about the environment and the importance of friends and family, with a main character who proves to be resourceful, caring, and brave. It's the perfect blend of real life and fantasy, encouraging the theater of the mind to get children positively thinking about many issues.
From Karen's list on encouraging the 'theater of the mind'.
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