Secret Friends

by Elizabeth Laird

Rafaella has sticky out ears and a strange sounding name and feels different from the other children as they tease her. A tragic event causes Lucy to reevaluate her behaviour towards Rafaella.

Themes

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  • Loyalty
  • Peer Pressure
  • Ethnic Diversity
  • Bullying (name Calling
  • Rafaella Is Picked On Because She Looks Different
  • Moving House
  • Shyness
  • Friendship
  • Feeling Different
  • Empathy
  • BAME Character
  • Death
  • Guilt