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Sophie Someone
Sophie Someone | Hayley Long
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Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award. A remarkable tale of confusion and betrayal - and a very special girl called Sophie. 'Some stories are hard to tell. Even to your very best friend. And some words are hard to get out of your mouth. Because they spell out secrets that are too huge to be spoken out loud. But if you bottle them up, you might burst. So here's my story. Told the only way I dare tell it.' Sophie Nieuwenleven is sort of English and sort of Belgian. Sophie and her family came to live in Belgium when she was only four or five years old, but she's fourteen now and has never been quite sure why they left England in the first place. Then, one day, Sophie makes a startling discovery. Finally Sophie can unlock the mystery of who she really is. This is a story about identity and confusion - and feeling so utterly freaked out that you just can't put it into words. But it's also about hope. And the belief that, somehow, everything will work out OK. SOPHIE SOMEONE is a tale of well-intentioned but stupid parenting, shock, acceptance and, ultimately, forgiveness, written in a brave, memorable and unique language all of its own.
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Throughout the book she speaks in "her own language" which is very annoying. It was sometimes frustrating to find out what she meant. It had a slow story plot and I would not recommend it?#youngadultbooks #books #bail

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I really enjoyed this book. Read it in a day.
It is a quirky story about a 14 year old girl discovering a family secret that makes her wonder who she really is.
It is not for everyone, because Sophie uses her own language to tell her story. Which really means that she replaces certain words with other, non-related words. (Head = helix)
It is done for a reason, and context clues are a big help, but some people might get annoyed or confused by it.