Civil and first world war stories,false friends and guerrilla feminists in a tough-hitting, gripping crop of teen novels
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• Click here to buy any of the books featured at a special priceFriendship, and fancy and loyalty flourish in unlikely circumstances in some of this summer’s most compelling titles for young adults. My Name’s Not Friday by Jon Walter (David Fickling £12.99) sees Samuel,renamed for the day he was sold into slavery in civil-war Mississippi, both saved and compromised by his closeness to Gerald, and his lonely young master.
Among the slaves,friendship is a luxury but Samuel’s new surrogate family ensure his survival and provide a context for his Christian faith and thirst for learning.
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Source: theguardian.com