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The Love Bean


No. of pages 192

Published: 2002

Great for age 9-12 years

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Full of romance, secrets and rivalries, The Love Bean weaves two compelling stories of four teenage twin girls across time, location and race. Twins: they like the same things. But that can cause problems. Especially where boys are concerned. When Tito, a tall handsome African, walks into Lydia and Julia's lives, it turns every relationship upside down. Then there's the 'twinny book' - The Curiosity Tree. It's about Sun'va and Eva: they're twins too. And a boy has just sailed into their lives, causing havoc. Romance mirrors romance, jealousy mirrors jealousy - is their story destined to repeat itself?. Two compelling stories of love and resentment.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 192 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 2002 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Bisto Book Award - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Bisto Book Award.

'A great comedy romance' -- Pat Boran - The Pat Kenny Show

 

'You're getting two stories here merging into one for tens and upwards - and from Parkinson you know it will take you up and carry you along.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *

 

'This is a stylish, witty and accomplished novel, one which more than fulfils the promise of Lady Capulet's "golden story"' -- Robert Dunbar - The Irish Times * The Irish Times *

 

'Definitely one of Ms. Parkinson's finest ... The characters ... are convincingly portrayed in this wonderfully warm book.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *

 

'Her dialogue is realistic, her writing fluid, her characters credible and multi-dimensional' -- The Sunday Business Post * Sunday Business Post *