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I am certainly not a fuddy-duddy, and certainly not a parent, but would consider this a very poor choice for any fantasy teenage child of my own. It bears little resemblance to British school life, as featured; regular, teenage goings-on; or any kind of sensitively or sensibly balanced teen fiction. A book that did not jar as much as this did with me might well be an acceptably enjoyable adventure, were it to have a decently plotted curve and writing I felt more comfortable with. The next regular volume in the series promises ''the best war game ever''. Yeesh.

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