If you read this book you are getting a mixed bag full of admiration, betrayal, deception and a very good description of life as an adolescent -- Grace Austin, from St Brendan's NS * Cork Evening Echo *
[An] excellent anthology for teenagers * Bookfest 2005 - 2006 *
By turns provocative, thoughtful and funny * School Librarian *
A very effective mix of old and new... The modern and classic are often juxtaposed in striking ways ... Well-produced visually... Highly recommended for KS3 readers, both for use in English and PSHE. * School Librarian *
Recommendation of the Month
This lively and heart-felt collection of poetry is a perfect way to explore the turbulent world of love and relationships. The three sections - love, hate and my best mate - cover a huge spectrum of experiences and feelings. There are lyrical pieces alongside text-message sonnets and hauntingly sad poems juxtaposed with in-your-face humour.
From Brian Patten to Robert Burns and Roger Stevens to Shakespeare, this unique anthology combines old favourites and new voices. All the ups and downs of love and friendship are to be found in its pages.
For 10+ years.
* Young Scottish Poetry Library Website *
A totally now anthology in which Shelley, Marvell, year 9 from a Shropshire school and many others all rub shoulders slipping together with apparent ease in a programme by turns provocative, thoughtful and funny. * The School Librarian *
From elation to hopeless gloom in seconds, the opening poems in this excellent anthology for teenagers depict first love from both the male and the female viewpoint. The poems are presented in three strands, so a variety of poets from past and present are encountered together as they explore the main theme of the ups and downs of a growing emotional life. * Bookfest 2005-2006 *