My Sister lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher

            James was very young when Rose died, in fact, he can hardly remember her. His parents think that there is something wrong with him, because he has never dried over Rose’s death. But how can he be sad for someone that he never knew. When Dad, Jas (Rose’s identical twin) and James move to the country James has to start over and make new friends, but that means that he must chose between friendship and Rose.

            I loved this book, it gave a very different view of someone that lost one of their family as a result of the 9/11 bombings. Instead of being a child that lost their parents, it is a child that lost a sibling who was only a child themselves. And this book was more than just trying to cope with their death, and trying to overcome the grieving. It was the complete opposite it was a young boy trying to find a way to mourn the death of a sister that he can’t even remember.

             This book also covered stereotypes, it showed how a young boy who had been raised with the opinion that all Muslims are evil and spend their lives planning to kill people. And it shows how James learns that stereotypes are not always true.

            Overall, I loved this book and it covered some very hard topics very well.

By Jodie, Yr 8