Kick the Moon

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The narratives explore a lot of important themes like racism, sexism, toxic masculinity, peer pressure through the life of a 15-year-old Pakistani Muslim boy. There's an underlying message throughout the novel of self-worth, and the presence of positive characters like Ms Mughal, drives it home that this is what is needed in young people's lives. He takes his inspiration from the children he teaches, as well as his own upbringing as a British-born Pakistani. Even though the author notes how he draws on his own experience as a teacher to inform his writing, I would hate to think Stanley Park is an accurate representation of what state schools in Britain – particularly in South London – are like right now. The pacing was nice and fast, however, I didn’t find myself ever fully connecting with this book or connecting with these characters.

Yet it is anti-individualism: yes, we might take ownership of our lives but that needs to include having the right people around us. There’s a big cash prize and the chance to work with industry professionals to develop the winning idea. Surprisingly, Young-joon turns out to be a big time gangster while Gi-dong becomes a daunting phys ed teacher who transferred to a high school in Gyeongju.I also love that it shows a different take on a religious family and how it’s a part of who Ilyas is, and how he obviously does stand by it. the graphic novel storyline was great but i think it could have developed more, the family at the centre of the story were well written and that dynamic interested me. Ilyas' mum stands out as one who understands more of what it is to be free from the judgement of others and the constant seeking of approval but even Kelly, the seemingly strong, proud feminist, temporarily betrays the values she seemed to hold so confidently. Imran is our villain for the novel, and he was the only one that made sense to be terrible the way he is. Thank you to MyKindaBook (Macmillan Children’s Books) for sending me an e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

To Ilyas’ surprise, the two hit it off and Kelly takes an interest in the comic book superhero character that Ilyas has been working on for years. The novel was a fairly easy read from start to finish yet, at the same time, the language – which is majority slang – was exhausting. Ilyas is stuck in detention for a week, thrown together with Kelly Matthews, a girl from a very different background to his.He and his team have delivered comic art, concept design, storyboards and commercial illustration for international brands and publishers such as Netflix, Square Enix, SKY, Porsche, Universal, Hachette, Pepsi Co, ITV, Ubisoft, Nike, Warner Bros and Titan Comics.

At school, Ilyas hangs around with local bad boy Imran, in his shadow along with his friends Daevon and Noah, skirting the fringes of London’s gang culture. Il dépeint avec maîtrise les méfaits des mauvaises représentations et de l’impact direct de ces constructions issue de la société patriarcale dans laquelle nous vivons. There’s nothing comfortable about the picture he paints o They feel glad about their unexpected reunion, but the mood gets tense as they rekindle old yet not-so-fond memories.Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. Standing up to Imran puts Ilyas’ family at risk, but it’s time for him to be the superhero he draws in his comic-books, and go kick the moon.