Artichoke Hearts

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When Nana Josie was dying from cancer she gave the charm to Mira for her birthday for her to wear all her life just like she had but of course just when Josie was hanging onto dear life Mira had to come along and lose the charm.

She is starting to keep secrets from even her best friend Millie, the bully's are getting worse at school, and her cheeks are turning an indiscreet shade of bright red every time the fascinating Jidé Jackson looks her way. Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari is an incredibly insightful, honest novel exploring the delicate balance, and often injustice, of life and death - but at its heart is a celebration of friendship, culture, and life. I started writing Artichoke Hearts after my mother in law Rosie Harrison (Artist and Activist) died in 2005.to be honest it was a good i idea/symbol, that was probably the smartest thing the Author came up with throught the 321 boring pages. I felt that the author introduced many issues (see above) and in doing this did not develop the story. The characters are so well developed that with little actual description, Sita Brahmachari really makes you feel as if you know them and can relate them to people in your own life. The only thing I found slightly annoying was the fact that the 12 year old's dialect wasn't believable. I liked to imagine that Jide is the mysterious loner boy in all these YA books only five years earlier.

who in their right mind does that just because she feels like nothing in her life is private and i mean aT LEAST TELL NANA JOSIE BOUT THE LOVE NOTES ITS NOT LIKE SHES GOING TO TO PEOPLE AT YOUR SCHOOL YOUR DAMN SECRETS. I loved this about the book- the world doesn’t stop when someone dies, though it might feel that way at times. She is drawn to mysterious Jidé, a boy who is clearly hiding a troubled past and has grown hardened layers - like those of an artichoke - around his heart. Brahmachari does such a great job of using these lessons to reveal the character of Mira -- both to the reader, and to herself.It seemed so different in the beginning too, there was so much focus on art and all that good stuff and then things suddenly took a depressing turn.