The Personal and Private Notebook of Kevin Jones (Age 15 ½)
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Pub Date 28 Apr 2026 | Archive Date 27 May 2026
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England, 2026. The Jones family business is struggling with the aftermath of Brexit – for which Kevin’s parents had voted. Ten years on, the family’s views are still bitterly divided. Will Kevin’s school project help him sort the facts from the opinions? And lead him to what conclusions?
Meanwhile Kevin faces personal challenges. Getting decent GCSE grades, for a start. And then? Will he go along with his dad’s wishes and join the family business? Or follow his own dream of a different future?
His love life is a challenge too: his heart belongs, secretly, to his sister’s best friend in France. Can he find the right words to tell her? In French?!
On the sports field, Kevin is competing with Danny to become top scorer of the season, and their team is making surprising progress in the regional tournament. Could they really have a chance of winning? Danny and Kevin’s other close friends have their own, more serious, challenges to face in the form of racism, islamophobia and homophobia. Can they help each other to win through?
Between hilarious accidents, high drama, emotional revelations, political arguments and insightful reflections, there’s never a dull moment in Kevin’s company!
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781806346608 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 272 |
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Featured Reviews
Denise L, Librarian
I'm truly not sure what I think of this book.
On one side I thought it was charming. Kevin seemed like a pretty regular 15 year old kid, but as the book went on, it got a bit...odd.
Kevin was narrating his diary rather than writing it, and the author did a nice job of having Kevin look back on events, rather than journaling them as they happen (I've seen that in other diary-like books ). I noticed that when Kevin mentioned talking with relatives, especially older relatives, that they seemed to talk to him in ways that did not come across as authentic for their age. The writing seemed almost immature at times but I honestly don't know if that was the intention of the author or not.
I did like that Kevin had real experiences in his life- such as having crushes on one person while another has a crush on him. However, he while he comes across as a young 15 year old, he seems to react to conflict either in his life or that of his friends with a wisdom beyond his years.
That said, I'll likely recommend this as a future purchase. There is a need for more books written with a male perspective, and the diary format is interesting.