My Life as a Bench
by Jaq Hazell
234 pages· 2017· ISBN 9780995726819
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WINNER OF THE RUBERY BOOK AWARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017
WINNER OF THE CAROUSEL AWARE PRIZE BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK 2017
'There are so many benches lining the riverside, each and every one tragic in its own way.'
Ren Miller has died aged seventeen and yet her consciousness lives on, inhabiting her memorial bench by the River Thames in London.
Ren longs to be reunited with her boyfriend Gabe, but soon discovers why he has failed to visit. Devastated, she must learn to break through and talk to the living so she can reveal the truth about her tragic end.
Unique, haunting, and compelling, this is a story about love, friendship, a passion for music and what, if anything, remains after we've gone.
'The heroine's voice is delightful, honest and humorous. British slang adds to the rich setting. Issues of class, financial inequity and racial discrimination are incorporated realistically. Though portraying a character as an inanimate object seems an unlikely premise, Hazell successfully pulls it off, and the artful writing will entice even those typically drawn to more realistic titles' School Library Journal
WINNER OF THE CAROUSEL AWARE PRIZE BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK 2017
'There are so many benches lining the riverside, each and every one tragic in its own way.'
Ren Miller has died aged seventeen and yet her consciousness lives on, inhabiting her memorial bench by the River Thames in London.
Ren longs to be reunited with her boyfriend Gabe, but soon discovers why he has failed to visit. Devastated, she must learn to break through and talk to the living so she can reveal the truth about her tragic end.
Unique, haunting, and compelling, this is a story about love, friendship, a passion for music and what, if anything, remains after we've gone.
'The heroine's voice is delightful, honest and humorous. British slang adds to the rich setting. Issues of class, financial inequity and racial discrimination are incorporated realistically. Though portraying a character as an inanimate object seems an unlikely premise, Hazell successfully pulls it off, and the artful writing will entice even those typically drawn to more realistic titles' School Library Journal
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