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No More Knives of County Lines


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Published: 2020

Great for age 5-18 years

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An original partnership with Christina Gabbitas and the Police & Crime Commissioners Office of Humberside to help educate children on the topic of county lines, grooming and the consequences of carrying a knife. GBP0.50 per copy sale will be donated to Children's Literature Festivals charity: charity number:1182143

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2020 by Poems and Pictures Ltd .

Christina Gabbitas is an award winning children's author, known for Felicity Fly series, Triangular Trev and Share Some Secrets book that has recieved global recognition, encouraging children to share their troublesome secrets. Christina likes to promote learning visually with fun, engaging children with stories. One of her latest books 'Save Us' addresses plastic pollution and is engaging many children with a 'Rap Off' initiative that is being rolled out to Primary Schools, to help educate our younger generation. More publications are on their way, including a partnership with Police & Crime Commissioners Office Humberside on the topic of Knife Crime, working with children aged 10-16.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Peoples Book Prize
This book was recognised by the Peoples Book Prize.