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Brought to you by Puffin.If you want to invent something nobody has ever thought of before, you need to read the things that others don''t read, look in the spaces other people are not in...''Layla believes she was right to stand up for herself against a bully, but it''s landed her a suspension - not the way she (or her parents) would have wished to begin her time at her fancy new school! This is just a setback though, and she''s determined to prove that she does deserve her scholarship by making new friends and setting her sights on inventing something that could win the big robotics competition.But where to begin?You Must Be Layla introduces Sudanese-born author, broadcaster, social advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied as an exciting new voice in children''s writing.Praise for You Must Be Layla:''This warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read'' Guardian''Fresh funny and empowering'' BookTrust''A one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion'' LoveReading© Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Brought to you by Puffin.The hilarious follow-up title to You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied.I am Layla Kareem Abdel-Hafiz Hussein, the greatest Sudanese Australian inventor the world has ever seen. And if they don''t know my name yet, they soon will. Inshallah!School''s out for the summer! And Layla''s going to spend it getting her inventions ready for the grand design competition. But when her grandmother falls ill and her family must rush to Sudan to be with her, Layla feels like she''s being pulled in many different directions.Family, friends, home, inventions - there''s a lot to navigate. With big protests looming in Sudan, could Layla save the day with her revolutionary ideas?Exploring the diaspora experience, Listen, Layla is an own voices novel for young readers bursting with passion, humour and truth.Praise for You Must Be Layla:''A tonic, and a terrific debut . . . underneath its buoyant humour is a timely wisdom about finding friends in an alien culture'' New Statesman''This warm, humorous account of a larger-than-life Sudanese girl navigating a posh Australian school is an engaging read'' Guardian''Fresh funny and empowering'' BookTrust''A one-of-a-kind bundle of comedy and compassion'' LoveReading© Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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