As part of the Essential Modern Classics series the book starts with an informative paragraph bio. of the author followed by an essay entitled "Why You'll Love This Book" written by a famous author, in this case Julia Golding. Then a quick blurb on just who is Julia Golding. This publisher's seri...
Something I've noticed lately about contemporary YA realistic fiction is that the British stuff tends to be a lot heavier and more depressing than the American stuff. There aren't the nice little hopeful happy bits, the ends don't get neatly tied. The teenage characters often have extremely unsup...