
How it Feels to be a Teenager
Fran Abrams(Author)
Atlantic Books (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-84354-446-3 (ISBN)
Description
Fran Abrams tracks a year in the lives of a group of people, all at different stages of their teens, during one year in their daily lives: at school, at home, out with friends, at clubs and places of worship. Anthony, once excluded from school and in trouble with the police, is a talented rapper and a loving, sensitive son. Ambitious Perin, whose parents were exiled from Uganda, refuses to see his wheelchair as an impediment. Ruhi, a secular refugee from Islamic fundamentalism, holds her own in a class in which most pupils are committed Muslims, Christians and Hindus.
Interweaving the teenagers' own stories with the views of their teachers and parents, How It Feels to be a Teenager is a vivid, enormously fun and compelling portrait of today's teenagers, in all their energy and uncertainty.
Interweaving the teenagers' own stories with the views of their teachers and parents, How It Feels to be a Teenager is a vivid, enormously fun and compelling portrait of today's teenagers, in all their energy and uncertainty.
Reviews / Votes
"* 'Deserves a broad readership... Essential reading for anyone who genuinely cares about the future of our schools.' The Times * 'A warm antidote to cold numbers.' Glasgow Herald"More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-446-3 (9781843544463)
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Person
Fran Abrams is a freelance reporter. She appears regularly on Radio 4 and in the Guardian. She has been education correspondent for the Sunday Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent. She is the author of two previous books.