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Elevation by Stephen king.

I’m going to start by saying, I love everything about Stephen King’s books, from the style of writing to the fantastical stories within. The novella ‘Gwendy’s button Box’ is one of my favourites and although Elevation didn’t quite live up to it, I still really liked it. If you too like Stephen King’s nonsensical side, you may love this one.

Elevation is a novella set in Castle Rock, with a bizarre king story. It follows Scott as he befriends his, married, Lesbian neighbours, who are social pariahs in this intimate republican town. He also has a slight (weight) issue of his own.

It clearly discusses modern politics whilst displaying the authors own views. Yet, that doesn’t hinder my personal rating. Nor does it take away from the plot and fantastical story.

Elevation was personally an enjoyable read. This novella seems well for those who want to experience King for the first time or for those who know he’s Books well. definitely recommend.

  • Rating: 4.5 stars
  • Setting: Castle Rock, Maine
  • Publisher: Hodder & stoughton
  • Publication date: October 2018
  • Pages: 132
  • Price: £14.99
  • ISBN: 978-1-473-69152-0

The boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q. Raúf.

This is an emotional rollercoaster of a story, about the 9-year-old protagonist, ‘me’, and how she befriended a ‘refugee kid’ who had recently joined the class. This leads to adventures like no other and a story line that needed recognition.

It handles topics like racism, migrants, refugees, grief and more. For a middle-grade, I think this was done well. We learn about the ‘refugee crisis’ in the Uk from the prospective of a child and how personal views often fall into a ‘for’ or ‘against refugees’ category.

This is the authors debut, and I hope to read more from her in the future. I loved this book, it was a short read that kept me hooked, from the beginning until the end. I Absolutely recommend reading this book, for kids and adults alike.

  • Rating: 5 stars
  • Setting: London, England
  • Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
  • Publication date: 2018
  • Pages: 297
  • Illustrated
  • Price: £6.99
  • ISBN: 978-1-5101-0501-0