Category: Senior Fiction

The Girl With all the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing9780356500157-1 at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair.
She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite. But they don’t laugh. Melanie is a very special girl.

Post-apocalyptic zombie-ridden Britain plays host to the ultimate road trip. Will humanity survive in the face of so many ‘hungries’? Beautifully written, thought-provoking and surprising. Read it. Mrs N. (English) ****

The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes

Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. They would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. They all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is in middle age and he is finding that memory is imperfect.

A little disappointing – meanders along. Ending not entirely clear on first reading.  May suit S6 pupils and staff.   Mrs B (Staff) ***