Socks are Not Enough - Couverture souple

Lowery, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1407131044 ISBN 13 : 9781407131047

Editeur : Scholastic, 2011

Synopsis

Mike Swarbrick's life couldn't get any worse. His pervy best friend gets him embroiled in a scandal involving the girls' changing rooms, his idiot of an older brother is snogging the girl of his dreams and he's just come home early from school to discover his parents are secret nudists...but they're ready to go public! A chain of events beyond his control are set to RUIN HIS LIFE. But instead, his teachers think that he's having trouble dealing with his feelings. The result is that Mike's forced to meet with the school councillor who thinks that a cool university professor can fix his problems. And so begins Mike's Chats with Chas which really are as humiliating and cringe-worthy as they sound...

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

The predicaments of Michael, the 14-year-old hero of Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery, are similar to those of Adrian Mole, although Mole's parents never turned to naturism and life modelling, and he did not have to suffer Dealing With Feelings sessions or the attentions of an unbearably trendy child psychologist. Fortunately for the reader, the Dealing With Feelings curriculum requires Michael to record his paralysing embarrassment at his elders and his suffering at the hands of his cruel older brother and bullying swimming tutor. Mole can sleep easy in his cult hero's bed, but Michael gives us many a chuckle, a true sense of the misery of a puny teenage boy and cause for admiration at the way he handles his problems better than the professionals. --The Observer

This is a quirky and original story of a misunderstood teenager. yet, it's also very funny. We are drawn into believing in Michael's world and seeing things from his point of view. The narrative of the plot is interwoven with Michael's 'Dealing with Feelings' lessons as well as sessions with a wierd child psychologist, who has problems of his own, leading to a resolution which keeps us guessing to the end. The story is skilfully told with realistic dialogue and real humour. A great read suitable for younger readers. --Liz Dubber, Carousel June 2012

Biographie de l'auteur

Mark is a 30 year-old primary school teacher of Year 6. He lives and works in Cambridge.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1407131044
• ISBN 13: 9781407131047
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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