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Hothouse Flower
Who would have thought that being run over by a bus could save your life? Chloe is the only child of egg-head parents - and she's been home-schooled for years because her parents are sure it's the best way to nurture her 'special talents'. So Chloe feels isolated and doesn't have any friends of her own age. But when Chloe is in an accident and ends up on the children's ward of a hospital, for all of her super-education she realises she's got a lot to learn about real life! And Chloe starts to wonder if her parents determination to keep her at home isn't really just about her 'special talents'...
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First published May 4, 2006
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About the author
Rose Impey
315 books17 followersROSE IMPEY was born, and grew up, in Northwich, Cheshire. When she first left school she worked in a bank, but soon realised that this was not for her; so she decided to go back to school and then went on to college, where she trained to be a teacher. She later taught in a Junior school in Leicester.
Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers.
The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books.
She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!
Rose has two grown-up daughters. While her children were small, Rose developed her interest in children's books through reviewing, bookselling, storytelling and giving talks to parents and teachers.
The Impey family have a dog called Holly, which has also become a star. In 1988 Rose was short-listed for the Smarties Children's Book Prize for 'Desperate for a Dog'. Most of her stories are based on her own experiences either as a teacher or a parent. As a family they like jokes, and this often provides Rose with the ideas for her books.
She spends a lot of time visiting schools to read her work. Her books are widely published worldwide, including the United States, Australia, France, Denmark, Germany and Spain. Rose enjoys eating, talking, swimming and reading, although not necessarily in that order!
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July 17, 2021
Maybe 3.5 stars *
I’m not sure how I feel about this book - it’s written for children but I felt that the writing was very dense for a children’s book. It was a sweet story about family and had some hard hitting tragic aspects and was done excellently for a children’s book - but I feel a bit flat after finishing it.
I remember loving this story when I was younger and for some reason I thought it was going to be more light hearted and fun, but it wasn’t. I liked Chloe as a character and felt she did grow throughout the story but I didn’t really bond with many of the characters as it was a shorter story and it seemed to jump around a lot.
We’re following Chloe after she gets hit by a car and has to spend some time in hospital with a fractured femur. It’s basically just her life in hospital with flashbacks to her past, her figuring out family secrets & some maths equations added in too. This did help bulk out the story a lot and helped the reader understand the ending more - I just feel a bit tired after reading it.
It was well done for a children’s book with good character growth and a happier ending - but it’s definitely a heavier book content wise and quite dense in my opinion. I did enjoy it but it wasn’t my favourite. This is just my own personal opinion of the book!
I’m not sure how I feel about this book - it’s written for children but I felt that the writing was very dense for a children’s book. It was a sweet story about family and had some hard hitting tragic aspects and was done excellently for a children’s book - but I feel a bit flat after finishing it.
I remember loving this story when I was younger and for some reason I thought it was going to be more light hearted and fun, but it wasn’t. I liked Chloe as a character and felt she did grow throughout the story but I didn’t really bond with many of the characters as it was a shorter story and it seemed to jump around a lot.
We’re following Chloe after she gets hit by a car and has to spend some time in hospital with a fractured femur. It’s basically just her life in hospital with flashbacks to her past, her figuring out family secrets & some maths equations added in too. This did help bulk out the story a lot and helped the reader understand the ending more - I just feel a bit tired after reading it.
It was well done for a children’s book with good character growth and a happier ending - but it’s definitely a heavier book content wise and quite dense in my opinion. I did enjoy it but it wasn’t my favourite. This is just my own personal opinion of the book!
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July 10, 2013
A well deserved 4 stars for this one. A really special story, and I like the interesting Math facts before the chapters. The only thing keeping this book from getting a 5 star rating from me is that, sometimes it just seems to be going round and round, not getting anywhere not going anywhere. But other than that, a very well written story.
October 15, 2013
Oh dear! The book held such promise on the back cover, but I'm afraid once I put it down, I just couldn't pick it up again. After 3 months in hibernation, it has never appealed as much as anything else on offer. I just moved it to my shelf labelled "gave up without finishing". There it shall sit with a small number of other books I just couldn't muster up enthusiasm for after page 50 or so.
November 3, 2010
This book was OK, but one got the impression that it wasn't really getting anywhere, so I wouldn't say it's a must-read.
November 23, 2015
Great book! I really enjoyed it when I had read it.
March 31, 2016
It’s a good children's book, I quite enjoyed the maths bits in the beginning of each chapter. Just a decent book with nothing too spectacular about it.
July 4, 2015
3.5 stars
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