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The Opposite of Chocolate (Young Picador) (Paperback)

by Julie Bertagna (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (3 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330413457
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330413459
  • Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 544,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It's a long, hot summer - and a climactic one. For 14-year old Sapphire it brings the awesome, terrifying relization that she is pregnant - a discovery that catapults her into the eye of a storm as her body, her future, her life, become a battleground for everyone's needs but her own. Ages 14+.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good, 10 Aug 2004
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I loved this book because it really outlines the way people think teenagers are too young to make their own choices. When Sapphire falls pregnant she feels trapped and searches for ways to escape her troubles by forming an unlikely friendship with Gilbert Lemon, an unusual boy with many problems of his own.

This book describes the feelings of young love that only those who have experienced it can relate to. I would really recommend this book.

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Opposite of Chocolate, 25 April 2004
By Kat James (London, England) - See all my reviews
I was brought the Opposite of Chocolate by my mother for my birthday-i waswary, cos she often buys me really depressing books. However, i wasplesently surprised.
The Opposite of Chocolate follows Sapphire. She is14, and becomes pregnant. Naturally, she is shell-shocked, as is herfamily. Her mother wants her to have an abortion, her sister wants her tosell the baby, and her father wants her to keep the child. But she justwants to do what she wants.
This is a thrilling book, and i would really recomend reading it. It istold terrifically well, and i personally loved it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, 17 May 2005
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Bertagna's clever use of perspective enables a male reader to empathise with a young girl in a situation he can never experience - teenage pregnancy. Her relationship with Gil, a young social outcast, leads her into a danger which has disasterous consequences.

The amazing thing about this book was that it made me rethink one of my fundamental beliefs, the immorality of abortion. It is this combination of moral discussion and gripping storytelling that make this book such a success.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling - a powerful book
Sapphire Dean has just found out she's pregnant and everybody is trying to tell her what to do. As she tries to come to terms with her situation she meets Gilbert, the firebug,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Chai

3.0 out of 5 stars it's good but not great
There isn't anything wrong with the plot and the way the book is written: I actually think that switching the third person narrative to each of the characters is a good technique;... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2007 by *~dAydrEamER~*

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"Searing" would be the best word to describe this book. It describes a 'tinderbox' summer, the one you always wanted as a kid when there was no rain, just days and days... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2006 by Star_Sea

4.0 out of 5 stars The Opposite of Chocolate
What an inspirational book for teenagers everywhere. It follows the life of Sapphire, a pregnant fourteen year old and the choices she faces. Read more
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