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By: DUNED 042
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2025-06-09 10:17:34 |
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We all read this book with great enjoyment. A sad but uplifting story, wonderful characterisation, and evocative of its time. |
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By: LOWER 019
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2024-12-31 10:04:17 |
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Enjoyed by all, well-written, great characterization. Could picture it all. |
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By: NELS 009
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2024-10-21 10:34:16 |
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We thought the book was a very moving and authentic read. We loved how she drew her characters. Would enjoy more of her writing. |
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By: AUCK 271
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2023-10-30 11:49:43 |
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Author did an amazing job writing from a child's point of view. We felt it was a powerful story which reflected current issues with similar children all over the world. Great characterisations. All of us enjoyed reading this heart wrenching novel. |
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By: POKE 001
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2023-07-20 14:59:56 |
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We all LOVED this book. Well-written. Very sad. It brought three of us to tears. Loved the 80s feel to it. |
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By: WHITBY 002
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2023-03-19 15:49:26 |
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We all loved this book and after reading the author's background, thought she was the ideal person to write such a book, with the right amount of empathy, perception and sensitivity. So easy to read, highly recommended. |
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By: WELL 024
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2021-10-11 11:58:35 |
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Delightful easy read, enjoyed by everyone. We all found the child's point of view very interesting. |
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By: NELS 027
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2021-08-23 11:31:51 |
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Everyone loved this book for varying reasons. Sad, funny, realistic - we wanted a sequel! |
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By: WHITIAN 001
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2021-05-14 13:47:24 |
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Enjoyed by all. Most found parts of the book grim, but loved Leon's character. |
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By: MATAM 007
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2021-05-11 22:10:40 |
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Everyone loved this book and there was lots of discussion, beautifully written and easy to read. |
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By: WELL 046
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2020-09-25 10:02:46 |
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All our readers found this book very readable and engrossing - and sad! Some cried. |
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By: AUCK 209
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2019-11-22 12:30:46 |
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The group was unanimous in our evaluation of this book - we all loved it. Character development was well mapped, descriptive and real. We felt empathy for Leon, and were taken on his journey. |
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By: CHCH 202
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2019-11-20 14:44:14 |
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This book was loved by every member of our mixed group. We loved the characters ( particularly Leon); the way the author constructed the sentences; and the way the story unfolded. It was so realistic. We truly believe it would make a wonderful study book for young adults and for would-be foster carers alike. We would love to see some more from this author. |
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By: CROMW 005
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2019-11-13 11:54:31 |
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We loved the book. A great easy read and lots of discussion. |
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By: OMAR 001
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2019-11-13 11:53:44 |
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All those who read this book were very surprised at how good it was. Highly recommend. |
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By: WELL 134
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2019-10-09 14:02:38 |
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Half of us liked this book; the others were not over-enthusiastic, but hard to pin down why that was! |
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By: AUCK 335
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2019-09-23 18:33:04 |
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We enjoyed this book very much and had a good discussion. Within our group we have those who have experienced adoption, fostering,social work, and England in the 1980s and at the time of the riots. We thought the writer provided a realistic and sympathetic picture of the different characters and were impressed by the way she inhabited the mind of a young boy. The style made the book easy to read but the content was at times challenging and moving. |
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By: WELL 094
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2019-08-12 11:54:29 |
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A good read - everyone read it and enjoyed it. |
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By: TEANA 001
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2019-06-17 14:25:25 |
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Most of us thought it an emotional read. We all enjoyed the writing style. |
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By: ALEXA 004
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2019-06-17 14:24:30 |
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We enjoyed this book very much, especially the relationships which developed between Leon and his carers. Beautifully and realistically written from the mind of a 9 year old boy. |
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