Jamie is your average Year 6 pupil, apart from one thing – they have known for a few years that they are non-binary, neither a boy nor a girl. But when everyone starts talking about which secondary school they are going to, Jamie realises that there are only two options: a Boys’ School and a Girls’ School, and there is nowhere for Jamie to go without having to pick one or the other. And if that’s not bad enough – Jamie’s friendship group will be split up and Jamie will have to pick one best friend over the other.
At first Jamie’s teachers, their parents and even their best friends, Ash and Daisy, don’t understand how important this is to Jamie. But when Jamie, Ash and Daisy stage a dramatic protest, to raise awareness of non-binary people, Jamie receives support from some unexpected places.
‘Jamie’ is an empowering story about finding out who you are and learning to stand up for yourself. It is equally informative and empathetic – a joyful rainbow of a book that left me in tears at the end.
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