Title: Not a kid's book
Review: I read this book to my 11 year old daughter. It was rated at a reading level of 4.6 to 5 (American grade school level). I would not recommend this book to any kid, because of the graphic representations of suicide and the ethics of telling bald faced lies that seem to be treated lightly, humorously by the author.The character portrayed has serious psychological issues, to include excessive lying and disturbing thoughts of suicide. While the story may come across as "cute" to older, more mature readers, I felt the serious issues the main characters struggled with were anything but cute.Because the setting (and the author, for that matter) was in England, many of the terms would be diffucult for an American kid to understand; I was constantly explaining the British terms used, such as a pint (of beer), viaduct (vs. overpass), Mum (OK, that was easy), lift (elevator)etc. And my daughter thought the book was boring. So did I.
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