Last Lesson by James Goodhand

Ollie's had a rough year. His schoolmates are determined to make it worse. But he has a plan to teach them a lesson. They won't mess with him again.

This is a heartbreaking story. I started to suspect what was happening about two thirds in, a while before Ollie figured it out for himself.

The bullying he went through is heartbreaking, as are his home circumstances. It's strange being this deeply in his mind; I finished reading a while ago but I still feel blurry, trapped in his world. It's a sign of a good book.

I really enjoyed this one and I'm looking forward to some of the discussions that will arise from it.

Last year, Ollie Morcombe was a star pupil, popular and a gifted musician.

Then, after the accident, everything changed. Now he's an outcast, a prime target of the school bullies who have made his life a living hell.

Today - the last day of the school year - he's brought those bullies a gift. A homemade pipe bomb.

What has driven a model student to plan an unspeakable revenge? And with the clock ticking down to home time, what can anybody do to stop him?