Amy-May is feeling displaced and more than a little bit lost. Hardly surprising after Mum and Dad split up and Dad moved miles away to a semi-derelict cottage with no mobile phone signal. She and Mum have had to move too – to a ‘garden’ flat which doesn’t actually have a garden and Amy-May can’t face school because, they say, she has ‘anxiety’. Thank goodness for Grace’s art school which is a safe and supportive place for Amy-May to be as she comes to terms with her new life and is allowed to rediscover the joy of simple pleasures like drawing, craft, growing and cooking.

This super-readable ‘chapters’ book addresses problems that affect many young people at one time or another. It deals unsentimentally with family break-up, moving home and school anxiety whilst showing how one girl finds solace and positivity with the help of an understanding and inspirational teacher.

This book is perfect for P4+. It is a powerful story, but written in an accessible format and with a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock. It will introduce students to the Syrian war and the Refugee crisis and the difficulties and strategies in terms of dealing with anxiety and change.