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Briggsy
Briggsy’s family travels with the fairground and when he turns up at Minnie’s school, Minnie knows he’s not like the other boys. Although not everyone welcomes the travellers, Briggsy’s passion for life ensures that the time Minnie spends with him is going to change her life forever.
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Jackie Kay
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father. She was subsequently adopted by a white couple from Glasgow and grew up there. Her adoptive parents, with whom she remains very close, were Communists and often took the child …
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