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Orangeboy: Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Children, winner of the YA Book Prize

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Edit 9.9.17 Can't believe I forgot to point out some shitty off hand comments made in this book. Early on, Tish tells Marlon not to listen to any 'wrist slitty' music which is just a stupid way to define anything and irritated me. Not long after that, Marlon's journey to school is delayed because somebody killed themselves by jumping in front of a tube train.. the explanation given is that they must not have liked Mondays. I find this very offensive- it just ignores (at best) mental illness and trying to make suicide funny is plain wrong. My English teacher made everyone go to library and choose a book and this book was on display. Two emotions I had

I still saw her. Her hair was thick and blonde, and a curl

This is an all-action, fast-paced YA urban thriller, but it’s also an intensely emotional story. It offers a look at how living with fear is the lot of those who willingly or inadvertently tangle with the bad guys, or ‘badmen’ as Marlon calls them. Additionally, it’s a novel about family. Orangeboy was shortlisted for the Costa Award and won the Waterstones Prize for Older Children’s fiction. This novel fell flat. It began with such urgency - throwing me straight into a great mystery-esque set up that I couldn't wait to follow. But then Patrice Lawrence did the unforgivable and just threw the mystery out the window. I'm frustrated. The Orange Boy's Happiness decreases by 0.016% every second (maximum duration of 6250 seconds or 104 minutes) and can be increased by being fed or played with. There is a 6 second cooldown before the player can play with it again.urn:lcp:orangeboy0000lawr:epub:b06f72d6-a0d9-47da-8f88-e9a6c86533e5 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier orangeboy0000lawr Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2zs35ks7th Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781444927207 The Orange Boy appears to be some type of crustacean with big flaps for limbs. As the name suggests, the Orange Boy's shell is a bright orange color with yellow beige skin underneath. When well-fed (0-30% Hunger), the Orange Boy will start producing some items at a specific rate, most commonly a pile of Poop. At 50% Happiness and beyond, it may produce the Chitin Chunk. At 80% Happiness and beyond, there is a 30% chance it will lay the Strange Egg, which can be deconstructed for materials or used to hatch another Orange Boy. This is a book that explores the meaning of family, friendship and loyalty. And it does so with intelligence and sensitivity.

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I enjoyed Marlon's voice for the most part of Orangeboy - it felt authentic and representative of a modern-day teenager growing up in North London, with enough slang and considered syntax to make him sound real. Some of this fell away towards the end of the novel, but overall it was good.Honestly I’d be quite happy do go and push this book at so many people with the above (and I’m still mad at myself for taking so long to read Orangeboy). Especially because I adore the two main female characters in this book so much, Tish and Marlon’s mother. At times I could have just shaken Marlon for not realising what these women were doing but that leads to spoilers and I most certainly don’t want to spoil anything about this book for anyone. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Alex O'Connell, "CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE WEEK | Review: Indigo Donut by Patrice Lawrence", The Times, 22 July 2017.

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