They Said This Would Be Fun

They Said This Would Be FunBy: Eternity Martis NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Nonfiction Nominated for the Evergreen Award A powerful, moving memoir about what it's like to be a student of colour on a predominantly white campus. A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of the few Black students there, she soon discovered that the campus

Poppy sells candles in the streets of beautiful Penlee

James finds himself obsessed with learning more about her

he's convinced that it once belonged to the legendary pirate

Should be appealing

harnessing the images

Snack attacks

and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives

Alex the cat wants to play at the zoo

And in a remote Texas town

”—Sports Illustrated Kids

But their plan could unleash a far darker evil…

By: Michael Dobbs     ONE OF USA TODAY'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A riveting account of the crucial days