Positioned as one of those top-of-the-tree books from a particular reading programme, this drama is one of those adult-proof sagas of school life. Our heroine, Joynina (as in the emotion, and Ms Simone) has sickle cell anaemia, and comes back to school from one of her extended stays in hospital to find her status pitched downwards, as her best friend is now spending all her days with the sappy, glossy Queen Bee of the girls. Making it even more something that only a child could really enjoy is not only her as an influencer, but a mysterious other one full of platitudes about loving yourself, and affirmations about how brilliant we all are.

All told the whole thing is fine, but regular readers will see this offers little that is a surprise, leaving the benefits it has limited to those regarding the presentation of sickle cell diseases, which clearly are not added to many Cinderella-styled narratives. It's perfectly decent, as I say, but has reduced its potential audience to the specific literacy franchise, and to reluctant or emerging readers only of a certain age. Three and a half stars, then.

I did not look at the author's name when I requested the book. I requested it because the description sounds interesting. But then when I started reading it, I noticed the name. It sounds familiar. It was then that I realised that I had been reading her tweets for years .

Anyway, onto the book now. It is a story about the daily life of the heroine who has a chronic illness. She does not let the illness beat her and stays positive amid everything. It is a book that my students will surely love. And I love Bossycat.