Book details
- Product code:
- KSS2
- ISBN:
- --
- Publisher:
- Transworld
- Format:
- Hardback
- Dimensions:
- 22.2cm x 14.2cm
- Pages:
- 320
- Age range:
- 12 years +
- Points:
- 5
About this book
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny. They've always played together, eaten with each other's families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend... They even have a fantasy world that belongs to them alone. But as they become teenagers, things are starting to change. They each have different friends. Sylvie would still rather spend all her time with Carl. But Carl has a new friend, Paul, who is taking all his attention. And he seems much less happy to be called Sylvie's boyfriend. Sylvie can tell his feelings have changed, but can she guess at the true reasons behind it all?
Red House Readers say...
Sylvie and Carl fit together like Lego. Since they were tots they have been playing with each other, they're "Boyfriend" and "Girlfriend", and nothing's going to keep them apart. That is until a fatal game of kissing-bottle, when Carl's refusal is all too quick from his lips, instead of the long awaited meeting with Sylvie's. Now Sylvie's new bestie is after him, and she is jealous. When Carl starts to rave about a boy called Paul, he gets stranger and stranger, and more withdrawn. Then a visit to Kew to see the glass exhibitions sets Carl into a spiral of despair, but he always has Sylvie to turn to.
We all love Jacqueline Wilson, and this is a beautiful and touching story about love and whom it's directed to. Life isn't always the way it's expected to be, and we are all different as well as similar. This is good to explore and understand, and eventually appreciate. There are some other fabulous books exploring homosexuality, but it might just take someone as well known and loved as Jacqueline Wilson to bring this issue into the spotlight. Who doesn't enjoy her stories! I really think everyone from the age of thirteen to fifteen should read this book, and take in its message: it's OK to be gay!!
Customer reviews
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- Average rating:
- from 1 Review.
Amazing!!!
This book is about a boy and agirl who have been best friends for ever. But when Carl goes to the boy's grammar school, he meets Paul and things start to change....This is a gripping book, and I read it in days! It gives you a clear insight in gay relationships and the troubles love can cause. READ IT!!!!
Amy Holmes-Evans 26/01/2008