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|title=Firewallers
|author=Simon Packham
|reviewer=Robert James
|publisher=Piccadilly Press
|date=May 2013
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|website=http://www.simonpackham.com
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|summary=Simon Packham gives us yet another excellent teen contemporary novel, complete with one of the best narrators for ages. Definitely recommended! simon popped in to Bookba Towers to chat to us about [[Simon Packham Talks To Bookbag About ''Firewallers''|the inspiration behind Firewallers]].
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After Jess's dad gets suspended from work, her mum takes her and her older sister out of school. Fleeing from publicity, they go to a remote Scottish island to join a community of people who shun modern technology. The longer they stay on the island, though, the stranger things seem to be. What's going on, and when will Jess see her dad again?
If you like this and haven't already read his earlier books, you should definitely pick them up! I thought [[Comin 2 gt u by Simon Packham|Comin 2 gt u]] was great, with the only thing stopping it getting five stars being an ending which felt slightly rushed, while [[Silenced by Simon Packham|Silenced]] is a gem - one of the best teen contemporaries of 2012, which was an outstanding year for the genre. If you've read all of his work and are looking for another author who writes brilliant gritty contemporary tales for teenagers, I'd highly recommend the superb Laura Jarratt. Both [[Skin Deep by Laura Jarratt|Skin Deep]] and [[By Any Other Name by Laura Jarratt|By Any Other Name]] are wonderful.
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