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Run, Rebel
Manjeet Mann
(Penguin Random House)
£7.99
Amber feels free when she runs. It’s the only time that she escapes all the fears and responsibilities that overwhelm her. Furthermore, her running suggests a similar ability to Allie Read, Commonwealth champion, Olympic athlete. However, how can Amber encourage her parents to grant her permission to train toward the English Schools’ Athletic Championship? Not only is Amber hiding her father’s bullying, but there are other factors that tear at her family, that must remain hidden.
Manjeet Mann’s verse novel is savage, raw and wonderful. We burn for Amber’s situation so that she gets the chance she deserves, from her friends and teachers, but most of all from her family. Yet how can she stand up for herself, when her mother is overshadowed and beaten, and her sister gone from the family? Is there a chink of resistance or rebellion anywhere?
Run, Rebel gives Amber a voice, but Manjeet Mann goes further, in offering her mother a first chance to speak, it seems, and thereafter, Ruby, Amber’s sister. What a considered, necessary and superb story. Bookwagon recommends this story highly to its older readers, including adults and teachers.
Run, Rebel
Manjeet Mann
(Penguin Random House)
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