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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Life in the suburbsBy carolynfromozA new family, the Jensons has moved into a working class neighbourhood. Their two boys, Colt and Bastian have lots of toys; shiny new toys bought by their seemingly doting father. No one knows why the wealthy Jensons have come to live in their suburb, but they are friendly and welcome the local kids in to to share their toys and swim in their pool. Colt and Bastian's father, Rex is particularly welcoming and is kindly and attentive to the kids, something they are not used to from their own Dads.The Kileys are a large family of six children ranging from 2 to 13. Their house is bursting at the seams and sometimes there is not enough food to go around, particularly during the weeks when Dad stops off at the pub on payday. The kids and their Mum live in fear of those nights when Dad is unpredictable and often violent, shouting and smashing furniture. Wanting to break out of the confines of her tense and overwrought home, Freya, the eldest is attracted to the Jensons, envying the order and calmness of their home and parents, whereas her younger brothers Declan and Syd are just happy to go over there to play with their toys. Gradually through the summer, the Kileys and their friends sense that something is not quite right with the Jensons and their unease boils over into their relationships with each other.Set in the late 70s/early 80s (a time of BMX bikes, skateboards and Starwars toys), the story is told through the point of view of the children. The author is very skilled at seeing the world through the eyes of this pre- adolescent group, smart and knowing but still naive in the ways of adults.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Amazing, it'll make you yearn for more.By princessThis book is amazing. It's hard to describe it in words. It's simply an experience. But I wish there was more before it ended. I think it deserved more closure.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An evocative rendering of suburban Australian childhoods and family life ...By madame josephineAn evocative rendering of suburban Australian childhoods and family life in the late 60's or early 70's. A sinister undertone evident from the start makes you want to read on. The children's voices are completely believable and the ending is left to your imagination satisfactory.

With masterful nuance and vividly drawn characters, Sonya Hartnettrsquo;s novel visits a suburban neighborhood where psychological menace lurks below the surface.Colt Jenson and his younger brother, Bastian, have moved to a new, working-class suburb. The Jensons are different. Their father, Rex, showers them with gifts mdash; toys, bikes, all that glitters most mdash; and makes them the envy of the neighborhood. To the local kids, the Jensons are a family out of a movie, and Rex a hero mdash; successful, attentive, attractive, always there to lend a hand. But to Colt he's an impossible figure: unbearable, suffocating. Has Colt got Rex wrong, or has he seen something in his father that will destroy their fragile new lives? This brilliant and unflinching new novel reveals internationally acclaimed author Sonya Hartnett at her most intriguing and psychologically complex.

From School Library JournalGr 10 Up-There is something unsavory about Colt's father, and readers will feel that right away. Teenage Colt is one of two principal interior narrators and the new kid on the block. His father, Rex, is a dentist and flaunts his wealth by buying a pool and cool toys for the neighborhood boys. Through Colt's eyes, readers see revulsion and awareness of his father's ploys but not much concrete evidence of his father's guilt. The work is written in a timeless gothic tone with rich symbolism and figurative language. The other narrator, Freya, the eldest of six children of an alcoholic printer, is losing faith in God and looking for a hero. Freya's father is a wife beater, and she and Declan, the oldest boy, take the brunt of the responsibility, as does Colt, when Rex proves that he is not the hero she imagines. What is remarkable about this novel is the way in which every character is developed through shifting points of view, such as through the neighborhood bully, Garrick, and neglected waif Avery. The book is a portrait of a working-class neighborhood. Readers will muse over all the relationships in order to ascertain why violence is so often misdirected with the worst offenders remaining unscathed. shy;VERDICT An absorbing read for mature teens, ready to face the ugly truth of scapegoating to maintain social cohesion, however broken.-Sara Lissa Paulson, City-As- School High School, New York City?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Hartnett spins her tale with stunning subtlety, building tension in tiny doses with measured sentences and potent metaphors. Rexrsquo;s keening voice is "the frustrated sound of a night-hunting animal or accused prince," while Freyarsquo;s fatherrsquo;s anger is "a quicksandy pit." With the exception of Freyarsquo;s fatherrsquo;s drunken rages, the action is surprisingly mundane, nothing more than a bike ride, a conversation over tea, or scuffle between boys, but Hartnett teases so much from those minuscule moments that they spill over with a low-level, snowballing thrum of imminent violence and heartbreaking significance. Astoundingly brilliant.mdash;Booklist (starred review)Writing in an Australian vernacular and alternating among the perspectives of Colt, Freya, and Syd, Hartnett () skillfully weaves metaphors and foreshadowing into her affecting prose, such as Freyarsquo;s view of the world as a castle to explore, and her darker vision of a haunting yellow-eyed monster. Hartnettrsquo;s examination of different forms of physical, emotional, and psychological abuse is an unsettling, often brutal must-read.mdash;Publishers Weekly (starred review)The menacing dynamics present in so many of the relationships are persistently disquieting but also authentic, and a tone of dread pervades...Sophisticated teen readers will be wowed by this gorgeous, tension-filled novel...mdash;Kirkus sHartnett's mesmerizing story, told in shifting perspectives, begins with the "golden boys," 12-year-old Colt and his younger brother Bastian, sons of the movie-star- handsome, yet unsettlingly "try-hard" dentist Rex Jenson...Although there is some action--rambling bike rides, scrapes with a bully, a father's drunken rampages and grisly moments aplenty--the brilliantly expressed private thoughts of Colt and neighbor-girl Freya are what really propel this literary novel. As the salty, credible Aussie banter keeps the brutal narrative buoyant, Golden Boys dazzlingly reflects the ferocity, rage, dread, shame, guilt and dark understanding with which children view the flawed adults around them.mdash;Shelf Awareness for Readers (starred review)Hartnettrsquo;s writing hums with intelligence as the third-person narration focalizes through the various child characters, following them as they begin to see their domestic worlds anew...Readers starting to see through to the many falsehoods of the adult realm will appreciate the realism and the sophisticated subtextual work, and there are curricular opportunities aplenty for discussion here.mdash;Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)The kids in the book face alcoholic parents, neglectful parents, parents that look the other way, and pedophiles. The neighborhood kids refuse to remain silent about their abusive parents, and additional conflicts arise. The bookrsquo;s ending is not sugar-coatedmdash;life simply marches forward. Multiple perspectives make this a well- rounded read for teens interested in realistic drama.mdash;VOYAThe lyrical nature of the writing coupled with the Australian terminology and difficult themes are suitable for sophisticated readers only. Young people who struggle with tough family situations will likely find this book rings true.mdash;School Library ConnectionAbout the AuthorSonya Hartnett is the award-winning author of many novels for teens, including Thursdayrsquo;s Child, What the Birds See, Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf, The Ghostrsquo;s Child, Butterfly, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book , as well as a number of books for younger readers. In 2008, Sonya Hartnett was awarded the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for her body of work. She lives in Australia.

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