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I feel bad because I want to summarise every single contribution to this collection but there are twelve and I don't have room. I loved that the book begins and ends with a poem, one from Musa Okwanga and one from Inua Ellams. We don't see enough poetry here in YA. It's diverse with story form too - you'll find kitchen sink contemporary, speculative dystopia, magic realism and historical fiction. It covers terrorism, racism, mental ill health, same sex love and, really, every topic under the sun that could be of interest to young people. It's brave and interesting and thoughtful and contemplative. And thought-provoking. I'm still pondering Nikesh Shukla's choice of neutral pronouns for a character who suddenly starts sharing Britain First videos on social media!