The Final Year
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow was not what I expected. Seeing as it is a book in verse, I expected it to be a bit boring- it was quite the opposite. If it was not for Carnegie, I would not have picked up this book -as I do not usually read this style of writing- and I am very glad that I did. The story is in the narrator (Nate's) point of view. Nate is a 10-year-old (at the start of the book), young carer who looks after his two younger brothers; Jaxon (8) and Dylan (4). With neither of their fathers, Nate is left to look after his siblings most nights. He has had problems with his anger in the past but has leant to control them. When Year 6 starts, he begins to drift away from his best friend PS. As the year progresses, things begin to get harder for Nate. I won’t spoil anymore. Overall, I would rate this book an 8/10 because its really interesting and draws you in, however it does start to go a little quickly towards the end. I would recommend this book to ages 8+ because I feel like anyone over 8 could really enjoy it.

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