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A review by bayleerobards
How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney
3.0
#44 of 2023 and my eighth #BookerwithBay from the 2023 longlist – How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney.
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How to Build a Boat primarily follows Jamie, a 13 year old autistic boy, as he starts a new school in modern day Ireland. It’s a coming-of-age, meets confronting grief, meets the importance of forming community novel that explores childhood and belonging when two teachers help Jamie build a boat and, in doing so, build a community where they can all examine their individual history and begin moving toward the future.
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How to Build a Boat primarily follows Jamie, a 13 year old autistic boy, as he starts a new school in modern day Ireland. It’s a coming-of-age, meets confronting grief, meets the importance of forming community novel that explores childhood and belonging when two teachers help Jamie build a boat and, in doing so, build a community where they can all examine their individual history and begin moving toward the future.