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Ten Hours to Live (Puffin Teenage Books)
 
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Ten Hours to Live (Puffin Teenage Books) (Paperback)

by Pete Johnson (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books; New edition edition (31 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141314222
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141314228
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 366,197 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"I'm a prisoner waiting to be sentenced" is the dramatic opening gambit to this book about the agony of teenage love; the waiting and wondering, the heady highs and the deep frustration of unrequited love. Eighteen-year-old Ben is besotted with fifteen-year-old Sophie, but his rival for her affections, Ryan, has stolen a march on him.

Ben's disappointment is tangible; he daydreams about her, rehearses encounters with her and even writes her into one of his playscripts. Six weeks pass before the wide-eyed Sophie is unceremoniously dumped by Ryan. Distressed by this sudden rejection, she takes it out on herself, nearly fatally injuring herself.

Ben, or "Sir Lancelot" as she affectionately calls him, is on hand to comfort Sophie following her ordeal. All is well and Ben enjoys many euphoric weeks with Sophie, until one flippant remark causes the overly sensitive Sophie to flee without explanation. Long weeks of guilt and self-recrimination follow, with Ben chastising himself for his thoughtless conduct. Trouble starts to brew on other fronts as well though, when his parents express concern that his school work is suffering. Ben feels that only he is suffering, but then an unexpected guest arrives at a gathering of friends.

Pete Johnson writes with a clear understanding of young people and the dilemmas they face as they grapple with the highs and lows of first love. Teenagers will enjoy this book, finding it easy to identify with the characters and taking comfort that they are not alone. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Eighteen-year-old Ben tells the story of the end of a relationship. As he waits through a long, lonely day waiting to find out whether or not his girlfriend will come back to him, he recounts their past history. We learn how Ben set out to do his 'white knight on a charger' act to rescue the lovely Sophie, and how he then blows the whole relationship with one cruel and careless remark. Shows the fragility of first love from the male point of view.

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4.0 out of 5 stars True to life, 24 Jul 2008
This book was not what i expected, as the title is "ten hours to live" i assumed it would be about some death or tragic happeneing. However this was not the case. The ten hours in question are the hours he is waiting for his girlfriend to call, a make or break converstaion. Although not what i expecetd the book turned out to be great, a real page turner, as, during those agonising ten hours, we relive the relationship from start to present and find out where it all went so wrong as to come to this point. intelligent writing, witty and clever, a good read definitley.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A riveting read for teens (and adults!), 27 Jul 1999
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Although it is now over four years since I read 'Ten hours to live', it remains one of my favourite books. It was the first Pete Johnson book that I read, and I now devour each and every new one as soon as I can get my hands on them.
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