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No Use Crying
Secrets, secrets, secrets, she thought.
It’s just another word for lying.
The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life.
Niki has to learn quickly to fit in and survive in the school halls and on the tough streets. And at the same time she must get to know her grandad and come to terms with the f...more
It’s just another word for lying.
The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life.
Niki has to learn quickly to fit in and survive in the school halls and on the tough streets. And at the same time she must get to know her grandad and come to terms with the f...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
June 26th 2012
by Frances Lincoln Children's Books
(first published September 1st 2011)
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Lovely novel - nicely balanced plot and the author has a great ear for dialogue. I enjoyed how much of a book lover's book it was, with little references to all sorts of things worked in here and there, like little sparkly gems. My only criticism would be that one or two turns of phrase made me cringe a bit, particularly the foetus/pregnancy metaphor used in relation to Niki at one point. It's a minor point though, in an otherwise cracking little novel.
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Overly simplistic writing and plot, and the dialogue was just awkward. I don't know any teenagers who talk like that. Halfway through the book the MC runs away from home and turns up on her friend's doorstep. The friend -- a hard-as-nails inner city London girl -- exclaims, "You gave us all a scare!" Really?
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