Angela's Ashes

 Hi there. The last post I wrote was a movie review and in this post I'm going to do something a bit different. I don't think I've ever seen a book review on a blog and I just finished reading Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and I really enjoyed it and thought I'd review it, as you do.
 I'm not a huge reader as I find it really hard to find books that I really like but in my school we get a book list in Transition Year. I think the book list is a great idea, we are given a few pages of books and authors and we have to read at least two fiction and one non-fiction books from the list and then we have to review them. The teachers in my school pick the books and they do pick a good range. I quite like books that have a historical background but aren't exactly history books, if that makes sense. Angela's Ashes is about Frank McCourt's childhood and how he grew up in terrible poverty in Co. Limerick.
 The book starts by saying how McCourt's family first lived in America and then moved to Ireland to try to get away from the poverty they were living in to only find themselves in worse conditions. The beginning of the book is very sad but once you get past that, the book is very interesting. It really shows you how people lived in these desperate times and how they were lucky if they got a slice of bread for dinner. The book describes how McCourt grew up, it starts from before he was born to when he's 20. When he's describing his childhood he really shows how a child's mind works and develops which is also very interesting.
 Overall, I think the book is great and I recommend it, mainly to teenagers as it really describes stuff that we don't learn in history class. It's so interesting and it keeps you wanting to read on. If you're in Transition Year and you don't know what books to choose from the book list you should defiantly check this book out. Thanks for reading :)