Books
by Gillian Philip
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The Opposite of Amber |
This is a gritty, contemporary young adult novel for those who are already reading Kevin Brookes, Melvin Burgess and Helen Grant. Borrowing motifs that will be familiar not just from the newspapers but from crime dramas currently shown on television, Gillian Philip combines them with the more traditional themes of the teen novel - relationships, growing up and the pressures faced by teenagers today. The result is rich fare - a novel crowded with incident, characters and content.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 60 Spring 2011) |
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