Boys Don't Cry

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• Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

  It's a striking opening: Dante is waiting for his A-level results to arrive in the post, but what he gets instead is an ex-girlfriend on the doorstop with a baby she says is his. One event offers him a future at university; the other, since the mothe ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 4 Dec 2010

• Boys Don't Cry, By Malorie Blackman

  Its body was warm against mine. Its hair was soft and silky under my chin. And I hated it." So says schoolboy Dante, the main character in this troubling teenage novel. He is holding a baby daughter he had previously known nothing about, who has sudd ... (read full critics)

  independent published on Tue, 16 Nov 2010

2 Reviews

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  double review english/italian
  doppia recensione inglese/italiano

  There is no one word that can describe just how good of a read "Boys Don't Cry" is. This book is one of the few that should be read by every teenage boy/girl in the world - it's packed with life's lessons. It's a thought-provoking an ... (continue)

  double review english/italian
  doppia recensione inglese/italiano

  There is no one word that can describe just how good of a read "Boys Don't Cry" is. This book is one of the few that should be read by every teenage boy/girl in the world - it's packed with life's lessons. It's a thought-provoking and a reflective read and it is of the few which effectively thrusts the reader into issues that matter most in the real world. It made me cry and laugh, it made me think and it made me want to read so much more.
  I really love Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses series and I adore this new book. I think the idea of teenage parenthood told from the father's point of view is a really wonderful concept and the new perspective challenges us all to take a harder look at the stereotypes, prejudices and hard feelings that surround teenage pregnancy.Malorie Blackman's choices and issues are neither easy nor obvious.
  I found this was a heartwarming read that really shouldn't be missed.

  Non ci sono parole per descrivere quanto sia bello "boys don't cry". E'uno di quei libri che dovrebbero leggere tutti gli adolescenti, perchè è ricco di lezioni di vita. E' una lettura che fa riflettere e che proietta il lettore nelle dimensioni più importanti della vita. Mi ha fatto piangere e ridere e più lo leggevo, maggiore era la voglia di andare avanti.
  Amo profondamente la serie "Noughts and Crosses" di Malorie Blackman
  (il primo libro è appena stato tradotto in italiano e s'intitola "il bianco e il nero") e adoro ugualmente quest'ultimo libro.
  Penso che l'idea del diventare genitori raccontata da un papà adolescente sia un concetto affascinante e la prospettiva di un futuro pieno di sfide, costringa il lettore a riconsiderare stereotipi, pregiudizie sentimenti di ostilità che circondano la paternità/maternità degli adolescenti.Le scelte di Malorie Blackman non sono mai nè facili nè scontate.
  Questo libro mi ha profondamente toccata. Non lasciatevelo sfuggire.

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  dizzy bookworm said on Aug 12, 2011 | Add your feedback

• You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive your old girlfriend Kendra turns up unexpectedly, with a baby. You assume Melanie's helping a friend, until she nips out to buy some essentials, leaving you literally ... (continue)

  You're about to receive your A-level results and then a future of university and journalism awaits. But the day they're due to arrive your old girlfriend Kendra turns up unexpectedly, with a baby. You assume Melanie's helping a friend, until she nips out to buy some essentials, leaving you literally holding the baby.

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• ISBN-10: 0552548626
• ISBN-13: 9780552548625
• Pub date: Sep 01, 2009
• Also available as: Hardcover and eBook

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