urn:lcp:mysisterlivesonm0000pitc_e0c5:epub:3b44c642-0bda-48dd-b64b-fe7f534df508 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier mysisterlivesonm0000pitc_e0c5 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t4kn0cr7h Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781780620299 Nigel Whitley: 14-18 years old to play an adult. Mum's boyfriend who knows of her pain and tries to help her cope with it. He is unknowing to the harm he is causing to her family. Mrs. Farmers:14-18 years old to play an adult. An inadequate and comedic 5th Grade teacher, who is oblivious to the goings-on in her classroom. I won't write more about the important relationships in the books, because to me, a huge part of the story's magic relies on seeing them bloom for yourself. I quite liked how the author depicted most of the adult as well as the kids as complex characters, and how they interacted with each other. However, I wasn't a fan of the parts that took place at school because they featured some pretty horrible characters, but I think Sunya's presence made up for it.

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece is one of the best books I've ever read and I really, really hope it is translated into French so that all my French friends can read it, as well! I'm 12 years old and I think it's just perfect for people of my age and older. In fact, both my parents want to read it and I think they'll really enjoy it! (For the moment I think my younger sister's a little bit too young to really enjoy it, especially the ending.) And this line, which reminds me of Lilo and Stitch (which also made me cry by the way), the part where Stitch "This is my family. I found it, all on my own. It's little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.", but in this case Jamie says: This story was heartbreaking but also incredibly hopeful. It explored the power of human connections and human beings' capacity for compassion.Jamie grieves the loss of his family and his parents' marriage, but he doesn't cry over the sister he barely remembers. How can he? He was 5 years old when she died. His parents and various therapists, though, tell him it just hasn't hit him yet. His mother once made him change a school essay on a special person from a soccer player to Rose, and the story she made him use resulted in his being teased mercilessly by the other students. Poor kid. Over 20 years later and parents still don't understand. As much as I hated Jamie's parents, I loved this storyline because I wonder how many kids who've prematurely lost parents and siblings and relatives are acting how they THINK they should instead of how they actually feel. And I wonder how many kids know that it's okay to feel... nothing. Or close to nothing. How do you mourn someone you barely know or remember? I always hear kids being told that it's okay to cry, it's okay to cry, but it's also okay not to cry. While Jamie and Sunya's relationship is born of struggle, Jamie's relationship with his sister Jas is based purely on love. This is the relationship that made me cry. Jas is just a kid herself and she's lost her twin, but she refuses to let Jamie be hurt. She tries to do the job of two parents as best as her 15-year-old self can. Older sisters, be sure to drain the battery on your phone beforehand so you don't end up calling your mortified younger brothers.

But don't think this is a downer, though it did have me crying at one part. The voice of Jamie is so real, and so natural and so funny it kept be going, as was his friend Sunya, who knows that she is also the odd one out, as well, because she is Muslim and wears a hijab, in very white, Christian school. In fact she was quite bad and according to Jas she was naughty at school, but no one seems to remember that now she is all dead and perfect.” Young Jamie Matthews: 7-10 years old to play a 7-year-old. An innocent little boy, reliant on his mother and father.I listened to the audio version of this book by Annabel Pitcher and it was narrated by David Tennant. Just before Jamie's 10th birthday, Jamie, Jas, their dad and Roger move to the Lake District and this is where the story starts. Jamie has to cope with starting at a new school and making new friends as best as he can without the help of either of his parents. His dad's too sad and his mum's not there. Throughout the book, all he wants is to have a happy family again. That's my rating if you consider everything. The plot and the writing and all of that stuff about which I care about when rating a book. Let's imagine, however, that my rating was only based on the range and depth of emotions this book made me feel. Then it would easily be a 10/5 stars read. The sibling relationship was one of the strongest points of the book. After their child-abandoning-mother and their alcoholic-Islamophobic-father basically abandon their children, Jas, the sister, takes care of Jamie and becomes the parent figure. Their mum could not stand Jas no longer looking like an exact replica of Rose and ran as fast as she could, then their father moves them to a small town where he is going to work, but instead spends his time drinking himself into oblivion while staring at Rose’s ashes. It's sad to say that a book like this is timely and necessary, especially for a younger audience, but it is. It's also hopeful and surprising. A very strong debut by first time author Annabel Pitcher.

Now Sunya, who's Jamie's best friend from school, is a Muslim girl with a great imagination who made me smile nearly every time she appeared. At first she stroke me as unrealistically kind and passionate, but as the story progresses we get to see how she's a real little girl with real feelings who's just trying to be her best self. She's definitely a character I would have loved to read about when I was a kid. My favourite part of the book was when dad gave Jamie the second hug he could remember and a cup of hot chocolate. Jamie loved the hot chocolate, even though there were lumps in it due to the powder not being stirred in properly, because his dad had made it. Stagehand: 12-16 years old to play a young man. A gloomy, angry and comedic character who steals the second act with his pessimistic attitude. It's also about friendship and loyalty, revolving largely around Jamie's friendship with the absolutely delightful Sunya. She's smart, bubbling with energy, clever, and wonderfully confident. And she's a Muslim girl who wears a hijab. This isn't a problem for Jamie so much as it is for his father. Because, as he says so often, Muslims killed his daughter. So yes, there's a thread of bigotry here, as Jamie struggles with his warring impulses to be a good son and a good friend. This book was about a boy called Jamie who had twin older sisters. When he was five his family had a picnic and one of his older sisters, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. Jamie hasn't cried in the five years his sister has been dead. On his sister's birthday his mum walks out on them.when I walked past her parents' bedroom on the way to the loo, there weren't any signs of bombs... (as his father has told him all Muslims build bombs). Rose Matthews: 8-12 years old to play a 9-year-old. A twin of Jas, who Rose likes to tease. She doesn't, however, realize it's lowering Jas's self-esteem. She is always trying to out-do Jas to be the perfect daughter. I stared up at the sky and raised my middle finger, just in case God was watching. I don’t like being spied on.” This child is brilliant. Jamie is a brilliant character. When he was five his sister died, but he does not mourn her, because he never truly knew her, nor does he remember her. How can his parents expect him to constantly suffer for someone who never had a chance to be a part of his family? Does he know it is okay to not feel sad over someone you don’t love? It is okay to cry for those lost, but it is also okay to not cry for those we never knew. How can his parents still think he is not “grieving right”? Apart from this he has to deal with his mother’s abandonment for someone else that “understands her,” as he is no longer part of her life. And his father’s ignorance, his fear and belief that all Muslims are evil bastards that commit terrorist acts. He battles this view since Sunya keeps befriending him. Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews and his family, consisting of his sister, Jasmine, who is 15, and his father, an alcoholic, moves to the Lake District from London after Jamie's mother has an affair and leaves. Sitting on the Mantelpiece in their new home is the ashes of Rose, Jas's twin sister, who was killed on September 9 in the London Bombings, five years earlier. Jas has been deeply troubled by the death of her sister, yet it doesn't bother Jamie since he was too young to really know Rose and thus he hasn't cried since. At his new school, a Church of England school, Jamie befriends Sunya, who is a Muslim. Jamie knows his father wouldn't approve of their friendship, as he hates Muslims and blames Rose's death on the entire Muslim population.

Mom (Eve Matthews): 14-18 years old to play an adult. A mother who left her family after her husband became too controlling in the aftermath of their daughter's death. She felt constricted, and had an affair with another man. She leaves her family behind and moves to Chicago with her boyfriend, Nigel. Seeing her kids again after months makes her wonder if she made the right decision. A través de Jaime nos cuenta como es su vida junto con una familia destructurada, de su día a día en su nueva escuela, su esperanza de volver a ver su madre mientras todos los días se pone su camisa de Spiderman y de su amistad con Sunya. Es difícil no querer a Jaime. Su voz es tan fuerte que siempre he terminado poniéndome de su parte y querer ver todo desde su punto de vista. Aunque hay que reconocer que una vez en nuestras vidas hemos vivido desde ese punto de vista cuando eramos muy chicos.

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Jamie's realationship with his parents is incredibly important in the book, and i really don't know how to talk about it without giving a lot away. It certainly contributes to the feeling of helplessness that lingers throughout the whole narrative, and makes you ponder about just how important family bonds are when you're Jamie's age. The family ambles on.... Jamie's father seeks solace in the bottom of a vodka bottle; Jas dyes her hair pink and pierces her nose and Jamie.... well, he starts his new school feeling alone and bewildered and even feeling guilty because he can't even REMEMBER Rose. He wears the same Spider man t-shirt day after day , telling himself that he won't change it or even wash it until his mother comes home. But as sometimes happens, Jamie's life takes an unexpected turn... he makes a friend... a girl named Sunya. What Jamie first notices about Sunya is that she wears a hijab; so he realizes she is Muslim. He also knows that his father would never understand or approve of his friendship with Sunya. After all, his father tells him repeatedly that Muslims killed his sister. But all Jamie knows is that in addition to their shared love of super heroes, this girl has the most amazing, expressive dark eyes.... they sparkle. And Jamie discovers that he can make her laugh and that making her laugh makes him happy... and it makes her eyes flash and smile. He knows that she looks at him with understanding and for the first time, in a very long time, he doesn't feel so alone. Daniel Crawford: 12-16 years old to play a 12-year-old. A bully who likes to prod anyone who's different. He is horrible to both Jamie and to Sunya, which draws the two of them together as friends to rise up against him. And finally, his relationship with his sister Jasmine(twin of Rose) was beautiful. Very beautiful. The love they have for each other was beyond sweet. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-05-19 09:01:10 Boxid IA40116622 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier