This is a story for the younger element but it's a great read for any age.
My review -
Jez
lives with his two younger half-brothers, his mum and his stepdad, Steve. Steve
drinks, Mum is scared of leaving the house and Jez is effectively bringing up
the young ones on his own. He’s disruptive at school until the class gets a new
supply teacher, Mr Brown.
This
book is intended for young readers but it’s a lovely story for any age group.
We see Jez facing the unfairness of life – his stepdad’s behaviour and the
peer-pressure from older boys, wanting to look cool, hating to be seen to cry –
all the things so important for an eleven year-old boy. It’s a story with great
strength and hope and I really enjoyed it.
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