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My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
(5 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Told through the eyes of ten-year-old Jamie, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece sensitively tackles issues around grief, terrorism, racism and bullying.
We meet Jamie in the midst of his family falling apart after the traumatic death of his older sister Rose - her urn on the mantelpiece the only constant in an otherwise unsettling life.
His mother leaves, his father turns to alcohol, and faced with the daunting prospect of their new school in the Lake District, Jamie and his sister Jasmine are left to fend for themselves.
With surprising friendships and cunning plans, Jamie and Jas muddle through in the way that only children can. A book that perfectly captures the world and its confusing issues from a child's point of view.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Hayley, 30 November 2017
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Great emotional story, very realistic
unknown, 17 April 2016
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A great great book.i was touched by the emotions and grief that they felt.it was one of the best booked I had ever met.it helps you get through hard times if u have suffered grief.it was great and I would recommend it to children twelve plus and adults.i am 11 years old and I loved it.OUTSTANDING
Milly, 06 July 2015
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i love this book because the author is amazing and when you read it the finds the first page its upseting
antonia, 26 June 2015
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'My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece' is a touching and heartfelt story about 10 year old Jamie who has to deal with the ups and downs of family life. After his Mum leaves with the man from the support group for reasons unknown to Jamie, his Dad, his sister Jas, himself, , and his cat Roger, pack up and move to a new town, a fresh start. But Jamie becomes increasingly annoyed with his dead sister Rose who lives in an urn on the mantel piece after she was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His Da...
G, 12 June 2012
This is one of the best books I have ever read, being 11 (two years old than Jamie in school years) makes me understand how he feels because I can emphasis with him. It is a true story in the fact that it has happened to all ages but not to the people named in this book.