Truth and Lies of Ella Black SN Michael spots a whale on

Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames

And who are the mysterious Shadows

Yet the book's themes also chime with our own times - how the promise of an 'era of greatness' by a populist leader intoxicates an entire nation

everything in Lily's life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

inclusivity and fitting in

Truth and Lies of Ella Black SN Michael spots a whale onElla Black seems to live the life most other seventeen year olds would kill for Until one day, telling her nothing, her parents whisk her off to Rio de Janeiro. Determined to find out why, Ella takes her chance and searches through their things. And realises her life has been a lie. Her mother and father aren't hers at all. Unable to comprehend the truth, Ella runs away, to the one place they'll never think to look the favelas. But there she learns a