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If you enjoyed My Name is Leon, Shuggie Bain and To Kill a Mockingbird, you'll fall in love with this powerful exploration of when to break the rules and why.
"If you want to laugh and cry and stamp and cheer - all in the space of a few hours of reading - then this book is one for you." ~ Bookmuse
It takes a special kind of boy to convince a high school teacher to put his career on the line.
"Let me tell you what I'm willin' to do for you. We start a new gang. Very exclusive. You and me."
Times have changed since Jim Stevens chose to teach. Rules meant to protect children now make all pupil/teach relationships taboo - even those that might benefit a student. But the alternative is to involve social services.
"Promise me one thing, Sir. I you decide you gotta pick up that phone, you need to tell me first so that I can disappear myself. Because I ain't havin' none of that."
Shamayal Thomas can clothe a word in sarcasm, disguise disdain with respect. He also does a fine line in bare-faced cheek. So what is it that Jim finds he has in common with his 14-year-old pupil as they study a large framed photograph of a barn owl?
"The wings, all spread out and that. They're kind of like an angel's."
On the last day of the school term, Ayisha Emmanuelle hears the chant, "Fight, fight fight!" and swears under her breath. She hurries towards what appears to be an ordinary playground scuffle but to her horror, finds her colleague Jim Stevens collapsed on the ground and bleeding from a stab-wound. In the chaos that follows, when Shamayal reveals that he and Jim are friends, Ayisha knows she should report her colleague. But with Jim in hospital and fighting for his life, she hesitates. Now, all she can do is wait and see if her instinct was right.
'Everything about this novel surprised me - from the title to the final page it was a joy.' ~ Gillian Hamer, Author?? ?? ?? ?? ??
'Author Jane Davis has an incredible eye for character. She lavishes her considerable talents on developing her main protagonists into vibrant characters, filled with so much depth that you can't help but fall in love with them.' ~ Compulsion Reads?? ?? ?? ?? ??
'A story with a heart. It kept me absolutely engrossed.' ~ Vicuna, Vine Voice ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
'Absolutely nails the moral dilemmas we live with in a modern society that is supposed to protect the most vulnerable.' ~ The Book Witch?? ?? ?? ?? ??
'I wish there was a 'Jim' out there for every person in Shamayal's situation! Read the book and you will understand what I mean.' ~ Tracy Reads ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
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