November 2016, Barrington Stoke, 80 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: teen drama, humour
Summary from Barrington Stoke
Spencer is disgusted at the idea of being a teenager. He’s not
interested in girls, skateboards or huge trainers – he’ll be an
(un)teenager instead!
Spencer’s back, and the (un)teenager plan has been derailed a bit by the fact he kissed Emily at the disco. What to do now?
Nayu's thoughts
Despite the male protagonist (I prefer females as they are easier for me to relate to) I
loved these diaries of being 13 and entering the teenage world. That
plus I adore Barrington Stoke stories, as well as Pete's work too.
Spencer seems as normal as any teen can be, struggling with new
situations that teens can encounter, desperate to stick to a plan to
avoid being a teenager. Obviously that doesn't work perfectly, and
there's much humour in all the mishaps and understandings.
I think it
would be hard to find a reader who can't relate to even a tiny bit of
Spencer's story, which covers so much despite it being a short novel, so it's a book for everyone who is going or has gone
through the teenage years.
Find out more on Pete's website.
No comments:
Post a Comment