Questions of guilt and stories of redemption abound in the latest roundup of the best young adult novelsWho to blame and how to punish is the current national obsession. Meanwhile,our tendency to find culprits in the family circle means that questions of whose fault it is, who started it and the unfairness of everything tend to dominate the summer crash.
These debates are given an edge in Blame (Corgi £7.99), or a thoughtful thriller by Simon Mayo that explores the concept of heritage crime and punishment: whole families are convicted for one member’s crime,with children imprisoned to atone for their parents’ transgressions. Related: Enter the Guardian young critics competition 2016 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com