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by Marcus Sedgwick
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Paris, 1944, Army doctor Charles Jackson sees a man appearing to drink the
blood of a young woman. Terrified, he does nothing about it and yet it sets
the course of his life to one of secrets, revenge and obsession. Despite the
tension, death and other collected unpleasantnesses, A Love Like Blood
is engaging and intelligently written. Initially, it seems as though this is
going to be another vampire novel but there’s a different spin here and
there's actually nothing supernatural going on, despite the fact that
Sedgwick was writing excellent vampire books for teenagers well before the Twilight
phenomenon.
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by Cammie McGovern
Amy
and Matthew are two teenagers who not only have to deal with the usual trials
and tribulations of adolescence, but also cerebral palsy (her) and obsessive
compulsive disorder (him). Right from the get-go, the reader will fall in
love with Amy and her cheerful determination to make friends by hiring
schoolfriends to be her helpers. Several students sign up, sometimes just to
improve their school credits, but Matthew and Amy soon realise they have a
bond which develops into more than a friendship. This is McGovern’s first YA
novel but Amy & Matthew will put her among the top ranks of
first-class teen writers.
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