The Final Year
Matt Goodfellow, Joe Todd-Stanton
See that tall, skinny kid with the ball in his hand
sayin see ya later to his mate?
That’s me:
Nathan Wilder
Nate.
10 years old
and a week away from the end of Year 5.
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS is at his side – they’ve been inseparable since Nursery.
But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, Nate’s world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he’s dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital.
His new teacher, Mr Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that’s lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to process what’s going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough?
A powerful and lyrical story about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it.
Reviews
Nate is a boy in the last year of primary school. It should be fine, as long as he has a friend. But he loses his friend and his smaller brother is sick, and all turns out badly. The story is very emotional, although it does not look very interesting.
Inspector Poseidon Hammersmith 23.02.2025
I really enjoyed this book because of the amazing illustrations, and the emotions it captured. My favourite character is Caleb because of his quiet personality.
Superintendent Snoopy Rubber-duck 03.02.2025
Star Reviewer
Great read
Fairy Jewel Colly-Wobbles 04.01.2025
Wonderful
Empress Fifi Sofa 01.09.2024
It's a great book but emotional. It looks at different family situations and how things can affect how we do in life. It is quite tense I'm places but good.
Empress Morgana Ridiculous 31.08.2024
It was a cool book
Commander Gonzo Porridge-Oats 27.08.2024
My favourite character was Nate because he was really brave even when his brother got ill and he always looked after his younger brothers.
Doctor Pansy Unicycle 19.08.2024
I'd highly recommend this book especially for Year six as it goes through the same things a normal year six would go through, breaking up with your best friend, going to a school different to all your friends or different from all the year group,leaving the school which you've been there for 7 years, 6 years
Dona Diamond Endeavour 24.07.2024
I'd highly recommend this book especially for Year six as it goes through the same things a normal year six would go through, breaking up with your best friend, going to a school different to all your friends or different from all the year group,leaving the school which you've been there for 7 years, 6 years
Dona Diamond Endeavour 24.07.2024
It was good, no, it wasn't good it was amazing! Dylan was my favourite character and I really liked the way the story was written.
Prince Crocodile Bonsai 24.07.2024
It was really good i am going through my final year and everything in the book makes sense to me because i have been through it as well so i understand everything- from the jokes the teacher phrases. It is really funny and is written in what sounds like a child's own words.
Queen Rose Submarine 24.07.2024
Star Reviewer
Very good very emotional and a quick poetry read
Marshal Hopscotch Peninsula 20.07.2024
This is a fiction book written in a poem style. It is easy to read as it has short verses/ chapters. I enjoyed it because it is about a boy who is in his last yea of primary and is nervous about secondary. He has a hard family life but it clearly well liked. The author writes really well and it feels like he is the main character. I would recommend this to anyone who is about to go to secondary school.
Countess Angel Borchester-Smythe 08.07.2024
A heart-warming book that made me so emotional!
Anonymous 10.12.2023
