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‘These particular artichoke hearts have been marinated in some powerful ingredients’ Mary Hoffman
‘Young readers who have experienced bereavement will find this novel touches them on many levels while for others, it may help them reflect on a subject many find it hard to think about, let alone discuss, and feel less afraid’ booksforkeeps.co.uk
‘A beautiful book! It all had such a true ring to it . . . involving and moving’ Jamila Gavin
‘A welter of emotions engulf Mira in this touching pre-teen story about secrets and how to keep them and share them. Mira tells her story with appealing directness’ Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.com
‘Artichoke Hearts is a novel about many things: love, loss, acceptance, family, friendship . . . [it] draws on real life in a way that makes you think it could be talking about your friends or relatives. It really is a special book, and it's one that will stay with me for a very long time’ Jenny, wondrousreads.com
Artichoke Hearts won the 2011 Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It has also been shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Romantic Novel Award (young adult category), Peters Book of the Year, the Fabulous Awards for Books and the Ealing Readers Award.
‘Young readers who have experienced bereavement will find this novel touches them on many levels while for others, it may help them reflect on a subject many find it hard to think about, let alone discuss, and feel less afraid’ booksforkeeps.co.uk
‘A beautiful book! It all had such a true ring to it . . . involving and moving’ Jamila Gavin
‘A welter of emotions engulf Mira in this touching pre-teen story about secrets and how to keep them and share them. Mira tells her story with appealing directness’ Julia Eccleshare, lovereading.com
‘Artichoke Hearts is a novel about many things: love, loss, acceptance, family, friendship . . . [it] draws on real life in a way that makes you think it could be talking about your friends or relatives. It really is a special book, and it's one that will stay with me for a very long time’ Jenny, wondrousreads.com
Artichoke Hearts won the 2011 Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and has been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. It has also been shortlisted for the Redbridge Children's Book Award, the Berkshire Book Award, the Romantic Novel Award (young adult category), Peters Book of the Year, the Fabulous Awards for Books and the Ealing Readers Award.
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Winner of the 2011 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. A heart-wrenching, evocative and intimate debut novel from a fresh and hugely talented new voice in children's fiction.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been thinking about Artichoke Hearts ever since I finished it last week. It just keeps creeping back into my thoughts, and the only thing I can do is talk about it. I've bothered my mum, my friends at work, Twitter... anyone who I can tell about it, I've told. It's honestly that good. It actually took me by surprise, as before I bought it I'd resigned myself to thinking it wasn't for me. My friend told me it wasn't very good, so I essentially ignored it. Then it arrived at work looking all shiny and colourful, and I knew I had to read it. I'm so glad I did, because already it's a contender for the best book of 2011.
Artichoke Hearts is a novel about many things: love, loss, acceptance, family, friendship. You name it, it's in there. You'd think that covering so many topics would clutter the story and leave it in a tangled mess, but it's the exact opposite. It adds depth and emotion to what is a pretty normal story; after all, we all deal with the loss of a loved one at some point in our lives. If I'm honest, death is something that I find myself thinking about a lot. I'm an anxious person and it's just how I am. Since reading Artichoke Hearts, I've started to think about it with an entirely new perspective: one of hope and positivity. People die, yes, but that doesn't mean we lose our memories or our moments we shared with them. Life should be celebrated, and that's exactly what I think Brahmachari was trying to say through Nana Josie and her acceptance of her time coming to an end.
Mira is a typical 12-year old girl. She's on the cusp of growing up and becoming a woman, and is realising that boys aren't just there to be friends with. She's innocent but worldly, if that makes any sense. It's like she's seen so much more than she has, and has a greater understanding of people and the world than she should do. She's dealing with so many life lessons that it's hard not to feel for her. She's watching her beloved Nana Josie deteriorate, she's having feelings for Jidhe Jackson, her body is changing, and all the while she's writing her life down in a journal as part of a school writing club project. I saw a lot of myself in Mira, and I think every girl will relate to her in one way or another. She's the type of protagonist who speaks to you, and I can't say enough good things about her.
Now for my favourite character: Josie. Nana Josie is one of those rare people you'd be lucky to meet. She's graceful and dignified, and she has a sense of humour that had me laughing through my tears. She's the kind of person we all wish we could be, and her strength is an inspiration. Though she's suffering and knows things aren't going well for her, she maintains a sense of normality through it all. Yes she has her quirky moments, of which you'll find out when you read the book (Look out for Moses!), but she's also just the same old Nana Josie to her son and grandchildren. Nothing and no-one can take away her fire, and that to me is just amazing.
Artichoke Hearts draws on real life in a way that makes you think it could be talking about your friends or relatives. It's such a simple story on the surface, but as you turn the pages and Mira's life unravels, it becomes clear that there is so much more to her and her family. It's a beautifully written coming-of-age story and, if this is the standard that future British debut novels have to live up to, I'd be very scared. It really is a special book, and it's one that will stay with me for a very long time.
Artichoke Hearts is a novel about many things: love, loss, acceptance, family, friendship. You name it, it's in there. You'd think that covering so many topics would clutter the story and leave it in a tangled mess, but it's the exact opposite. It adds depth and emotion to what is a pretty normal story; after all, we all deal with the loss of a loved one at some point in our lives. If I'm honest, death is something that I find myself thinking about a lot. I'm an anxious person and it's just how I am. Since reading Artichoke Hearts, I've started to think about it with an entirely new perspective: one of hope and positivity. People die, yes, but that doesn't mean we lose our memories or our moments we shared with them. Life should be celebrated, and that's exactly what I think Brahmachari was trying to say through Nana Josie and her acceptance of her time coming to an end.
Mira is a typical 12-year old girl. She's on the cusp of growing up and becoming a woman, and is realising that boys aren't just there to be friends with. She's innocent but worldly, if that makes any sense. It's like she's seen so much more than she has, and has a greater understanding of people and the world than she should do. She's dealing with so many life lessons that it's hard not to feel for her. She's watching her beloved Nana Josie deteriorate, she's having feelings for Jidhe Jackson, her body is changing, and all the while she's writing her life down in a journal as part of a school writing club project. I saw a lot of myself in Mira, and I think every girl will relate to her in one way or another. She's the type of protagonist who speaks to you, and I can't say enough good things about her.
Now for my favourite character: Josie. Nana Josie is one of those rare people you'd be lucky to meet. She's graceful and dignified, and she has a sense of humour that had me laughing through my tears. She's the kind of person we all wish we could be, and her strength is an inspiration. Though she's suffering and knows things aren't going well for her, she maintains a sense of normality through it all. Yes she has her quirky moments, of which you'll find out when you read the book (Look out for Moses!), but she's also just the same old Nana Josie to her son and grandchildren. Nothing and no-one can take away her fire, and that to me is just amazing.
Artichoke Hearts draws on real life in a way that makes you think it could be talking about your friends or relatives. It's such a simple story on the surface, but as you turn the pages and Mira's life unravels, it becomes clear that there is so much more to her and her family. It's a beautifully written coming-of-age story and, if this is the standard that future British debut novels have to live up to, I'd be very scared. It really is a special book, and it's one that will stay with me for a very long time.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I almost think that this should be compulsory reading, except that reading it under compulsion would spoil it.
I bought this for my daughter because it was by the till and I liked the title. I might not have bought it because we have just been bereft of so many close family in only a few years that we can't really take any more death, even fictional. However, the book's been hanging about waiting for my daugher to get around to it (and she feels she can't take any more death either), so I read it yesterday.
It is a moving and beautiful book, full of joy and love and there is such insight into beginnings, endings, saying goodbye, looking forward, looking back. My daughter is now the same age as Mira and is so like her. It will be a while yet before she will pick this up, but I can guarantee she will be glad when she does.
I wish her primary school teacher had read it to the class when my daughter was in year 6. Her classmates might have had a bit more sympathy and understanding when her grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousins, godfather and best friend died in the space of 3 years.
I've changed my mind. It should be compulsory reading.
I bought this for my daughter because it was by the till and I liked the title. I might not have bought it because we have just been bereft of so many close family in only a few years that we can't really take any more death, even fictional. However, the book's been hanging about waiting for my daugher to get around to it (and she feels she can't take any more death either), so I read it yesterday.
It is a moving and beautiful book, full of joy and love and there is such insight into beginnings, endings, saying goodbye, looking forward, looking back. My daughter is now the same age as Mira and is so like her. It will be a while yet before she will pick this up, but I can guarantee she will be glad when she does.
I wish her primary school teacher had read it to the class when my daughter was in year 6. Her classmates might have had a bit more sympathy and understanding when her grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousins, godfather and best friend died in the space of 3 years.
I've changed my mind. It should be compulsory reading.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'What kind of someone could I let in to the mixed-up mind-maze that is me?'
Mira Levenson's family is always chaotic - with a little brother and baby sister, busy parents and her artistic, outspoken grandma. She loves them all, but sometimes it feels like nothing is private and there's nowhere for Mira to just be herself. And the thing is . . . Mira does have secrets - her beloved Nana Josie is dying, she's drifting away from her best friend, and she can't stop thinking about mysterious, confident Jide Jackson, who is definitely keeping some secrets of his own.
Everything is spinning out of control . . . can Mira let someone into her heart when it feels like it's about to break?
This is a very touching, very emotional account of how a troubled twelve year old goes through all the changes in her life at that time. I believe the author deals quite delicatly with certain subjects (bereavement, first love, friendship), and could have used more emotion when decribing Mira's feelings. Despite that, this is a very good book, and I would reccomend it to 11-14 year olds.
Mira Levenson's family is always chaotic - with a little brother and baby sister, busy parents and her artistic, outspoken grandma. She loves them all, but sometimes it feels like nothing is private and there's nowhere for Mira to just be herself. And the thing is . . . Mira does have secrets - her beloved Nana Josie is dying, she's drifting away from her best friend, and she can't stop thinking about mysterious, confident Jide Jackson, who is definitely keeping some secrets of his own.
Everything is spinning out of control . . . can Mira let someone into her heart when it feels like it's about to break?
This is a very touching, very emotional account of how a troubled twelve year old goes through all the changes in her life at that time. I believe the author deals quite delicatly with certain subjects (bereavement, first love, friendship), and could have used more emotion when decribing Mira's feelings. Despite that, this is a very good book, and I would reccomend it to 11-14 year olds.
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