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Operation Eiffel Tower by Elen Caldecott (view source)
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|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Lovely kitchen sink drama in which four children must come to terms with a family break-up. Beautifully observed with believable characters and a nice dollop of quirkiness.
|rating=4
|buy=Yes
|aznus=1408805731
|cover=1408805731
}}
Jack, Ruby, Lauren and Billy live in a seaside town. Jack helps out at the crazy golf course and he's got a mean shot or two up his sleeve. Lauren likes boys, ''Teen Thing'' magazine and looking down her nose at her younger siblings. Ruby's world revolves around winning a teddy on the grab-a-bear machine in the amusement arcade. Billy is just a baby so he doesn't do very much if it doesn't involve cuddling Teddy Volvo.
My thanks to the good people at Bloomsbury for sending the book.
For more family dramas with an original and individual voice, I'd also suggest [[My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher]], a sad, funny and uplifting story about a family in crisis, mourning for a child killed in a terrorist attack, and [[A Million Angels by Kate Maryon]], about a little girl coping with a father in the army and away on a tour of Afghanistan. You might also enjoy [[It's Only Temporary by Sally Warner]].
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