"A story full of compassion and humanity, as well as humour"
September 2024 Book of the Month | Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8+
We all know what it’s like to have a voice in our head telling us we’re no good, or bound to fail, or that the worst is going to happen. For Josh, that voice is always there though, and as things at home suddenly get disrupted, it gets so loud that he can’t control or escape it.
Desperate for some time to think herself, his mum sends him to stay with his grandma, who lives in a remote cottage, entirely self-sufficient. Josh has never met his grandma, but it turns out that they have a lot in common. Grandma too has struggled with mental health and through her own experiences knows what to say and to do help him take control of his brain (or Brian, as Josh knows it).
In a very short extent, Helen Rutter establishes her characters, shows readers the misery of Josh’s interior monologue and demonstrates the impact it has on his life. She also shows us a strategy we can all use if a voice in our own heads gets too loud. This is a book full of compassion and humanity, as well as humour, and highly recommended.
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