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|title=The Testing
|author=Joelle Charbonneau
|rating=4
|genre=Teens
|summary=I'll break from my usual reviewing style of starting off with a plot summary here, for reasons which will shortly become obvious, and just start by saying ''The Testing'' is an interesting dystopian read, with a wonderful narrator, which I'd definitely recommend.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848776535</amazonuk>
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|title=The Phenomenals: A Game of Ghouls
|summary=The events of the badger bait are horrifying. Thankfully the author does not feel the need to give us all the gory detail, but in a sense, he has made it more terrifying but what is left unsaid. Everything about this book is extremely realistic. I am an adult, and this book had my stomach in knots. It isn't just what happens to the animals, but the psychological terror directed at the boys as well. This is made more intense by the level of character development in this book. McGowan has created characters with such depth I can't help wondering if he has based any of this on real children. Perhaps not the badger baiting part, but the inner turmoil created by poverty, shattered families, and the responsibility of being a caretaker at an early age as well many other personality traits which are so true to life it is difficult to believe you are reading fiction. The characters in this book are so genuine, I feel as if I know them. My son also commented on how much he liked certain characters, a sure sign that the author has succeeded in making the characters real to the reader.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122083</amazonuk>
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