Numbers - Rachel Ward
4****
Jem is a fifteen year-old teenager who has been through a lot. Her mum died when Jem was seven from drug overdose. Her father, it appears, was never really in the picture. The other thing about Jem is that when she looks into someones eyes, she can see the date they will die.
She starts to get friendly with a boy called Spider who doesn't really have seemed to fit in to society very well. Together, they end up on the run, accused of being terrorists, but Jem can tell when Spider will die and it doesn't look like he has much longer to live...
This is an extremely well written book which deals with serious, realistic topics. The only thing was I did think there was an awful lot of running around and hiding, which dragged on slightly, but that is just my personal opinion. It was unpredictable and the plot was exciting. It was an emotional and sad novel but had a lot of depth to it. I would recomend this book to people who are interested in books which are true-to-life.
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