KIDS’ BOOK OF THE WEEK

ACE OF SPADES

by Faridah Abike-Iyimide, Usborne Publishing, £8.99, ebook £4.99

It is the final year at private school Niveus Academy for head girl Chiamaka and talented musician Devon – but their dreams of graduating and attending a top college are threatened by anonymous texter Aces, who starts revealing their secrets to the school.

Joining forces to uncover the mysterious saboteur, they are in for a huge shock – but who can they trust?

South London author Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Gossip Girl fan wanted to write a story about a private school with black characters as the stars.

As the chapters switch between Chiamaka and Devon’s story, this gripping high-school thriller will open your eyes to what institutional racism looks like, and is hard to put down.