Title: Remember Remember Author: Sue Whitaker
Summary: Imagine your life being rudely and dramatically changed...
It's the 5th of November and a firework in the wrong hands spells trouble for Carla and changes her life for ever. Read this inspirational story of one girl's fight to overcome the stigma of disfigurement and how a few kind words from an unexpected source, turned thoughts of revenge into a passion to help others. This book is a book with a message, it will entertain, it will provoke thought and it will also educate young people to be responsible with Fireworks. Schools will find this book a valuable tool to use when teaching on the dangers of Fireworks.
Remember, Remember is a short story set in London, Carla - the principle character with in the novel - is a typical teenager, desperate to fit in, and make it work in a popular group of children her age. Her biggest joys in life were make-up and fashion. However, the traumatic events that follow November 5th changed her life forever. The events that unfolded that faithful night are described by Carla in such a way that make you feel involved, and a part of the days that follow that night.
With the support of her family, doctors, counsellors, and an unexpected love interest, Carla begins to overcome her need for revenge and channel it into something more positive thus helping to sustain her recovery.
It is a story filled with emotions in just a short number of pages. It shows how one persons life can change in just a matter of seconds, and how difficult the road to recovery really can be. Within the subtext of this novel, real life instructions are portrayed, and the importance of staying safe on Bonfire Night is apparent.
The writing style employed by Whitaker throughout this novel is verging on infantile, however I later came to understand that this particular novel is aimed at teen's and young adults, and therefore was something I might not have particularly picked up to read for myself. That being said this novel would be an excellent piece of writing in which to be studied throughout schools to discus the importance of fire safety but also as a great bit of literature.
Overall, I would rate this book a 4 out of 5, as although it wasn't a novel I would necessarily choose for myself, it was a novel that lived up to its potential.
Bye for now my little pumpkins
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I was supplied with a copy of this novel by ETA Publishings. You can purchase your copy here: http://etawebstore.com/teen-books/remember-remember-2nd-edition.html
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