Lola Rose

Hiya,
The book this week is one that I havn't read for ages, but I picked it up last week and I couldn't put it down!!
Lola Rose is a book by Jacqueline Wilson about a Mum and her two children running away from their violent dad.
It is seen from the oldest child's point of view and she has a lot to deal with. They get on a train, in the middle of the night, and go to London. They get a flat and change their names and get enrolled in a new school. Lola Rose will have to adapt to a new life, looking over her shoulder every day, and dealing with her newfound fear of sharks.

But then mum gets into another relationship, with an art student years younger than her. Even though Lola Rose despised her dad, how can mum forget 10 years of marriage already?
Her secret identity is falling apart at school and her brother, Kendall, seems more interested in the aquarium than anything else. Will life ever be the same again?

This is a very touching and realistic story about a family dealing with domestic violence, at some parts it really upsets you.

This book was intended at older readers so there is some mild swearing.

8/10, It gets better at the end!

The Boy Who Lost His Face.

Now, as gory as the book's title sounds, it isn't. It is written by the incredible writer, Louis Sachar, I like a lot of his other books which I will surely review shortly.

It is about a young American teenager named David, who tags along with the popular kids, until one day they decide to steal a cane from the old lady living down the road. They go through with it and do lots of really mean stuff to her, like trampling her flowerbeds, pushing her out of her chair, pouring lemonade on her head, breaking her window and then stealing her cane.

Now David never wanted to do this, and he feels that he has nothing to do with it. But who is more to blame? The leaders or the followers?

David starts to think he is cursed when all the things that happened to Mrs Bayfield happens to him!!!

I suggest that you read this book because it really is good and there are lots of shocks and surprises all the way through. To order it follow this link,

http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/219531/The-Boy-Who-Lost-His-Face/Product.html



I give this book a 7/10 because, although I t was a great story, there was no climax or really, really exciting bit.



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