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‘Dear Nobody deals maturely and illuminatingly with a vital subject for young people… much recommended.’ TES
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Tackle the sensitive issue of teenage pregnancy with your class by using this drama
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A haunting, excellent book,
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This review is from: Dear Nobody (Puffin Teenage Books) (Paperback)
I read this book several years ago, and then I was so completely gripped at the spellbinding story Doherty weaves, I could not put it down. But the fact that I have re-read it countless times since then, and the effect has still remained, is a sure sign that this book is a fantastic work. The story follows two teenage lovers, and the physical and emotional turmoil they undergo when the girl gets pregnant. As they prepare to become parents themselves, focus is also drawn to their own parents, who each have their own set of problems. Chris' mother left the family when he was younger, something his Dad never got over, and Helen's relationship with her mother has always been a little strained, perhaps because of the woman's own relationship with her mother. The story goes much deeper and thicker than you might think, and it is not at all predictable. The story is written from the boy's perspective, but we see the girl's from the letters she writes, like a diary, to her unborn child- always beginning 'Dear Nobody'. Doherty has captured the mind of a teenage girl, and boy (both of course, being very different), very well and portrays everything realistically and evokes much emotion. I challenge anyone to read this and not feel moved.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the most true to life stories you'll ever read...,
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This review is from: Dear Nobody (Puffin Teenage Books) (Paperback)
I first read this book when I was 13 years old as part of my English SAT's. I bought the book at the time, and have continued to read it at least once a year since! Doherty is so expressive about both Helen's and Chris' character that it i felt as though it was i who were creating the characters in my head. I feel as though they are a part of me, and can relate some of their experiences in their environment to my own. The story is imaginative and truthful, giving a real view of how it feels to be a teenager in love. This book is great for young people who are just learning about the world and experiences to be had!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nice book but a the ending was a little bit disappointing,
This review is from: Dear Nobody (Puffin Teenage Books) (Paperback)
In my opinion “Dear Nobody” by Berlie Doherty is very interesting, authentic, touching and a reality-based book. I enjoyed reading it. It is a good book for reading at school. It deals with problems of young people, who have to face unwanted pregnancy, like non-acceptance of society and the way parents deal with the new situation. Furthermore the book is about the problems of growing up and describes the different relationships between teenagers and their parents. The narrative technique in this book is a two-voice narration. The book deals with the story of Helen and Chris, two English teeneagers, who are confronted with the fact that Helen becomes pregnant. Helen starts writing letters to her unborn child. There is a development in these letters. They describe Helen`s feelings and the events which she goes through during her pregnancy, form not wanting her baby to the decision for her baby. The background story is written from Chris's point of view, who receives the letter. He reads the letters, all beginning with the same words: “Dear Nobody” and sinks in the memory of the last nine months and tells the whole background story parallel to the “Dear Nobody” letters. He describes the events in nine chapters in accordance with the nine months of Helen’s pregnancy. Aunt, parents and grandparents bring in various stands of subplot that gives the book a satisfying complexity while losing nothing of the intensity of Helen and Chris's developing predicament and the building pressures they are under. However, I did not like the ending of the book. It was much too short and there are many questions, which are not clear. The end makes me feel a little bit disappointed. I would like to know how it goes on. It would be also very exciting to see how the relationships of their own families, especially the one between Helen and her mother and the one between Chris and his mother, will have developed during this time. Of course, I would like to read a sequel and so I would recommend the novel to all other teenagers.
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