![]() accidentally aphobic attitudes due to ignorance/lack of knowledge about a-spec identities.One brief incident of verbal transphobia.Discussions of sexual coercion of a minor (16y/o) by an adult in their 30s.Violence (mentions of blood and injury).Narrator has implied undiagnosed depression.References to suicide and suicide attempts.The edited edition has an author’s note at the front of the book. Please also note that Solitaire is a much darker, more graphic, more serious book than the Heartstopper series, and may not be suitable for all readers who have enjoyed Heartstopper.Īlice made editorial changes to Solitaire in August 2020. ![]() The presentation of mental illness in this story is sometimes sensationalised, underexplained, and may be harmful to readers who have experienced mental illness. ![]() Solitaire is a story about mental illness told through an unreliable narrator. Please read safely and do get in touch if you feel that something is missing from these lists. ![]() This page contains a comprehensive list of the content in each of Alice’s books that may be distressing or triggering to some individuals. You may be concerned that one of Alice’s books may contain a topic that is distressing or triggering to you. ‘Solitaire is an extraordinary novel … has captured her characters’ rage, humour and insecurity with aplomb.Alice Oseman’s books and comics often deal with serious topics. ‘A very authentic, teenage voice’ – Sunday Times “The most honest and authentic account of modern teenage life that you’ll read this year… outstanding contemporary fiction with appeal to fans of John Green.” The Bookseller “The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age” The Times No boys, no girls, not a single person I had ever met. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing.īut dreams don’t always turn out the way you think and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything she loves – her friend Juliet, her dreams, her place in the world. Then the podcast goes viral and the fragile trust between them is broken.įor Angel Rahimi life is about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys who are taking the world by storm. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.īut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. ‘ The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age’ The Times The acclaimed novels from Alice Oseman, the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER ![]()
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