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My Name's Not Friday


No. of pages 368

Published: 2016

Great for age 12-18 years

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Samuel's an educated boy. Been taught by a priest. He was never supposed to be a slave. He's a good boy too, thoughtful and kind. The type of boy who'd take the blame for something he didn't do, if it meant he could save his brother. So now they don't call him Samuel anymore. And the sound of guns is getting ever closer . . . Jon Walter's second novel is a beautiful and moving story about the power of belief and the strength of the human spirit, set against the terrifying backdrop of the American Civil War.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by David Fickling Books .

Jon Walter is a former photo journalist and the author of the highly-acclaimed Close to the Wind. He lives with his family near Brighton, East Sussex.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Amazing Book Award
This book was recognised by the Amazing Book Award.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

'It isn't often I'm left lost for words, but that's the way I felt when I finished reading this superb YA novel . . . It's epic in scale, but built out of the smallest things - great sentences and great dialogue . . . it will keep you utterly gripped' The Guardian ; 'This is an epic, vivid, emotionally involving, thought-provoking novel from a writer of distinction' The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week