Review: Meat Market
THE PLOT: Meat Market by Juno Dawson is a young adult novel about the fashion industry. Jana is an ordinary sixteen-year-old from a London council estate when she’s spotted by a model scout. Extremely tall for her age, she’s catapulted … Continue reading Review: Meat Market
Review: Lot
THE PLOT: ‘Lot’ by Bryan Washington is an ongoing narrative about a mixed-race boy finding his sexuality, interspersed with short stories set in Houston, Texas. The main character is the unnamed son of a black mother and Latino father. Bullied … Continue reading Review: Lot
Review: Red At The Bone
THE PLOT: Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson is about a family reacting to teenage pregnancy. On the day of sixteen-year-old Melody’s coming of age party, her parents and grandparents reflect on their family history. In particular, Iris – … Continue reading Review: Red At The Bone
Review: We Are All Birds of Uganda
THE PLOT: We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan is about an East-African Asian living in London. Sameer is a lawyer who wants to advance his corporate career instead of joining in the family business. Of Indian descent, … Continue reading Review: We Are All Birds of Uganda
Review: Raceless
THE PLOT: Raceless by Georgina Lawton is a memoir about a mixed-race child who was raised by white parents. From the moment she was born, it was clear there was something different about Georgina, yet her dark skin and curly … Continue reading Review: Raceless
Review: Transcendent Kingdom
THE PLOT: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi is about a woman coping with the death of her brother. Gifty is a scientist who researches reward-seeking behaviour by examining neurons in the brain. Through her research she tries to make sense … Continue reading Review: Transcendent Kingdom
Review: How to Love a Jamaican
THE PLOT: How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs is a short story collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. The stories typically focus on one person who relates their love for another. From marriage to friendships, … Continue reading Review: How to Love a Jamaican
Review: Hamnet
THE PLOT: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell is about the family of William Shakespeare. Set in 1596, it tells the fictionalized story of his wife Agnes and the death of their son, Hamnet. Moving backwards and forwards in time, it alternates … Continue reading Review: Hamnet
Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public
THE PLOT: The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne is about a teenage girl who is recovering from a break up. Amelie has just moved from Sheffield to Surrey because her father has been made redundant. An aspiring … Continue reading Review: The Places I’ve Cried in Public
Review: Am I Normal Yet?
THE PLOT: Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne is about a sixteen-year-old girl with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). After being sectioned, Evie is almost off her meds and she is starting school at a new sixth form college. All … Continue reading Review: Am I Normal Yet?
