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240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552556118
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Publication date: 01 March 2007
Description
April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she's happily settled with her foster mother, Marion - but there's a part of April that's desperate to know where she really came from, and who she really is...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,061 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 51%
hopeful 48%
dark 41%
challenging 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 9%
funny 6%
informative 6%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 38% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, PregnancyModerate
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual assaultMinor
Rape, Sexual harassment
240 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780552556118
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Publication date: 01 March 2007
Description
April knows she was abandoned in a rubbish bin as a newborn baby, fourteen years ago. Now she's happily settled with her foster mother, Marion - but there's a part of April that's desperate to know where she really came from, and who she really is...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,061 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
reflective 51%
hopeful 48%
dark 41%
challenging 16%
tense 16%
adventurous 12%
lighthearted 9%
funny 6%
informative 6%
mysterious 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 38% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 38% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 42% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death of parent, PregnancyModerate
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Sexual assaultMinor
Rape, Sexual harassment