A Little Love Song - Michelle Magorian

Rose, at seventeen, is convinced that no male in life will ever desire her, especially as she lives in the shadow of her beautiful sister Diana. To some, Diana could be classed as an elegant swan, and Rose the ugly duckling. However despite these misgivings in life, Rose is prepared for a 3 month adventure in the quiet seaside town of Salmouth, and to finally re-discover her passion for reading and writing. It is 1943, and the war is still violently raging on throughout the world, so Rose and Diana’s mother, an actress has decided to leave the girls to the care of Miss Hutchinson, in order to entertain the troops and provide them with some level of morale. ...  Read the complete review

As author of goodnight mister tom, while browsing my library shelves the other week, I came across this book, and as soon as the cover said Michelle Magorian, I was intrigued. If any of you have ever seen goodnight mister tom, or have read it then it is a brilliant book, and I had to study it for our year nine essay. I thoroughly enjoyed the book at the time, and thought that Michelle was a fab author. When I found that this book was all about falling in love, and aimed towards young adults to read, I was straight in there. As many of you know, I am a fan of chick literature and enjoy this kind of book. If you don’t like this genre of book, I warn you to read no further. ...  Read the complete review