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|date=March 2017
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'''Longlisted for the 2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal'''
When Jim's family halt at Dundray, his heart grows heavy. A new Buffer school for this Pavee boy to attend. Jim doesn't like school. He doesn't like Buffers. And you know, you couldn't really blame him because the distrust and suspicion is mutual. Prejudice against the Traveller community is strong and when Jim and his cousins turn up on their first day, it's to stares and muttered insults from the pupils and condescension from the teachers. Within days, Moss Cunningham and his gang have accused Jim of stealing a CD - he did no such thing - and have begun a campaign of threats, bullying and worse.
A reminder: royalties and international sales from Siobhan Dowd's books go to the trust she set up just before she died. It makes grants to give disadvantaged young people the chance to read and enjoy literature. You should buy this book anyway but you should also buy it for that.
If ''The Pavee and the Buffer Girl'' appeals, you might also look at [[Asylum by Rachel Anderson]] which also talks about prejudice, this time against asylum seekers in the UK. Or if you are more interested in graphic novels that take on big topics, you could try [[Tyranny by Lesley Fairfield]], an eloquent and semi-autobiographical graphic novel about anorexia. Older readers might appreciate [[Preacher Volume 1: Gone To Texas by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon]].
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