The Good Turn

by Sharna Jackson (Puffin Books) Eleven-year-old Josephine Williams can’t wait to explore the world beyond Copsey Close. She’s eager to get out, get things done and make changes. Never mind Year 6, she’s already making plans for university! When she reads online about another Josephine – Josephine Holloway, the woman who started the first Girl Scout troop for black girls in the US – she decides to start a group of her own with friends Margot and Wesley. When an expedition leads them to an old shabby factory nearby, they stumble across a very peculiar mystery. Exploring ideas of social activism and community, this is a brilliantly pacy and entertaining adventure. It’s all told in Josephine’s voice and it’s funny, clever and exciting, with just the right amount of intrigue…

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