Logs

Little Bang
I admit that when i first saw the book, i was a little skeptical about whether i would genuinely enjoy it or if the theme of abortion would overrun the plot line. But as soon as i started i was surprised at how well the author has incorporated the aspect into the story. Whilst being extremely educative, the book itself is very well written and easy to read and got me hooked only a few pages in. I would definitely recommend it to a friend

Scarlet G

Treacle Town
I really enjoyed this book mainly because of how they mixed both English writing and Scottish slang. I think it made the book a lot more interesting to read. I would recommend this book to teenagers as it contains some controversial and challenging context that require higher levels of maturity. The characters' lives were described very well, developing on the challenges that some people have to experience. Overall, I found this book very interesting and has made readers aware of these hard topics.

Evie

The Final Year
The Final Year was an excellent insight into a completely different perspective of the world to my own. Nate our main character is ten years old and lives in the rougher side of town. He has two younger brothers and none of them live with their fathers but only live with their mother instead. Nate's mother struggles - and this is one of my favorite bits about Nate - he continually looks after his brothers and tries to help his mum. Nate also struggles with his anger and has found that writing poetry helps him to stay calm. At school, Nate is studying Skellig by David Almond and he really loves it as if he can relate to the main characters. Overall, I really enjoyed it but some parts were expected and there wasn't anything unusual in my opinion about the book.

Iona