Books with author Catherine Brighton

Moving. Funny. Explosive. And most of all, unexpected . . . As powerful as Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Millions.My dad was killed in the 9/11 attacks in New York. But the stuff in this book isn’t about that. It’s about the summer my mum went away. The summer that me and Jed and Priti tried to catch a suicide bomber and prevent an honour killing. There’s stuff about how we built a tree house and joined the bomb squad; how I found my dad and Jed lost his; and how we both lost our mums then found them again. So it’s not really about 9/11 but, then again, none of those things would have happened if it hadn’t been for that day. So I guess it’s all back to front, sort of . . .We Can Be Heroes is an astonishing story from Catherine Bruton, sitting alongside Millions, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and How I Live Now as one of the most ambitious and iconic stories for children.‘Outstanding . . . A big, brave debut’ – The Bookseller‘This is a book with high ambitions – it tries to do many things and pulls them all off – tender, sad, but also tense and exciting. An excellent read’ – Anthony McGowan‘Astonishing, inventive . . . A remarkable piece of work’ – Books for Keeps

The right to be paid for work, to have time off, and to work in a safe environment might seem to us as guaranteed. This book looks at the campaigns fought for workers' rights, such as the matchgirls’ strike in 1888 and the campaigns to end child labor and guarantee equal pay for women. Today workers being challenged by an increasingly global economy, climate change, and changing working patterns. Links to further information help readers find out more about current campaigns and become activists themselves.

Can one person make the world a better place? Is it okay to cage animals?Is there life on other planets?This book is designed to inspire open minded discussion on both small and big ideas. Children will love sharing their ideas and exploring philosophy on increasingly complex levels as they revisit this book again and again.Working alongside children in professional and personal capacities for almost twenty years, Catherine Bolton has written this book to address the chasm that often exists between generations, starting when children are very young. The very simple format of this book encourages children (and adults!) to take turns listening to potentially different points of view. The book is not intended to be digested in one sitting and children and adults will have a different experience each time they share it with someone new or even with the same people over time.This book is recommended for children aged 4+.