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Bezig met laden... Pennington's Last Term (editie 1971)door K. M. Peyton (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkPennington's Seventeenth Summer door K. M. Peyton
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Forced to go to school one more year to graduate, sixteen-year-old Pennington seems alternately bent on proving he is the thug most of his teachers consider him and the gifted pianist the music master says he is. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This is an older YA novel, written before the genre had really firmed its conventions. It demonstrates quite a different sensibility than does much of today's writing for this audience. The author's stylistic restraint allows the reader to extend the situation in imagination, and the passages of musical description are thoughtful, beautiful, but never overwritten. The mixture of action — particularly sailing — and reflection provides a well-paced reading experience with strong interest. This is a deftly handled story.
Shockingly, the library copy I read had not circulated since 1979. That's a shame, because this book deserves a wider audience. Although Penn is definitely a teen of an earlier generation, his alienation, frustration, and social awkwardness transcend the decades admirably. I'd recommend this novel to older YA readers, particularly male readers, and anyone with a taste for British postwar writing. ( )