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The Baking Life of Amelie Day
by Vanessa Curtis
From the start, you know there is something different about Amelie. Her best friend and parents have concerns for her health, but she's only worried about baking - cakes, cookies, biscuits, sausage rolls. 'Flour power' is her motto, and it comes as a shock (if the reader doesn't know) that she actually has a debilitating condition - cystic fibrosis.
This turns the book into something slightly different, it's not just a story about a wannabe baker trying to get a place in a competition, it's the story of someone's struggle to lie a normal life and pursue their dreams while coping with health problems every day. I've not read a book concerned with the sufferer of CF before, it was illuminating - watching Amelie do (or forget to do) her exercises, take her SEVENTY-FIVE tablets each day, struggle to regain her breath after coughing fits.
Amelie is a character, determined to bake on despite everything, especially when she wins a place at the London heats of the Teen Baker of the Year competition. Will she get there, even with deteriorating health?
I really enjoyed the story, Amelie, her mum and best friend, though he seemed very young to exhibit such a mature attitude towards Amelie's health. Young fans of the Great British Bake Off may take a liking to this, it would be good for those between 10 and 14. There is nothing unsuitable for this age range.
I personally liked the open nature of the ending, there is room for a further story, but it ends realistically and with a lot to think about. I also liked the recipes that Amelie includes for items she bakes in the chapters - planning on trying some of them out!
This turns the book into something slightly different, it's not just a story about a wannabe baker trying to get a place in a competition, it's the story of someone's struggle to lie a normal life and pursue their dreams while coping with health problems every day. I've not read a book concerned with the sufferer of CF before, it was illuminating - watching Amelie do (or forget to do) her exercises, take her SEVENTY-FIVE tablets each day, struggle to regain her breath after coughing fits.
Amelie is a character, determined to bake on despite everything, especially when she wins a place at the London heats of the Teen Baker of the Year competition. Will she get there, even with deteriorating health?
I really enjoyed the story, Amelie, her mum and best friend, though he seemed very young to exhibit such a mature attitude towards Amelie's health. Young fans of the Great British Bake Off may take a liking to this, it would be good for those between 10 and 14. There is nothing unsuitable for this age range.
I personally liked the open nature of the ending, there is room for a further story, but it ends realistically and with a lot to think about. I also liked the recipes that Amelie includes for items she bakes in the chapters - planning on trying some of them out!