What's the hook?

The realistic and compelling first-person narrative arrests pupils from the beginning.

What are the themes?

Growing up, family and relationships are presented with deft humour and insight.

Teaching points?

An excellent model for exploring the use of rhetorical devices in a text.

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 280 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited .

David Klass is an established novelist and writer of screenplays. He lives in New York City.