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Straight Outta Crongton

Wheatle, Alex
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349002880
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Little, Brown
Vekt
238 gr
Høyde
199 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
Y, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Wheatle, Alex

Biographical note

Alex Wheatle is the bestselling author of several books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

Straight Outta Crongton

Wheatle, Alex
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk
Wheatle, Alex
Heftet / 2017 / Engelsk
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[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has "<b>classic</b>" singing from every page ... A <b>joyous</b> shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and <b>life-affirming</b> ... A <b>total gem</b> for any age.

Independent

I love this book. It's <b>elegant, authentic and humane</b>. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, <b>powerful</b> writing by an author with great talent and great heart.

David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judge

<b>Brilliant</b>, tough, <b>heartbreaking </b>read.

Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner

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Funny, profane, well-observed accounts of life on an urban estate.

Sunday Times

Alex Wheatle captures the rhythm and movement of language though simile, humour and redefinitions of meaning . . . <i><b>Straight Outta Crongton</b></i><b> is a book full of humour and tenderness</b>.

Patrice Lawrence, the Guardian

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE 2016Round these ends, it's hard to hold on to your dreamsLife's a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum's boyfriend Lloyd is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G's; and when it comes to matters of the heart . . . she's still hung up on Sam.No wonder she's vexed so much of the time. Thank god her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side: if one of them falls then they all fall.But when badness goes down and a life is left hanging in the balance, Mo has to face her hot urge for revenge . . . and she might end up losing more than she wins.
Les mer
From the acclaimed author of Liccle Bit and Crongton Knights, comes another story from the fictional South Crong council estate
A gripping tale of family and friends, love and loyaltyI love this book. It's elegant, authentic and humane. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, powerful writing by an author with great talent and great heart. - David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judgeBrilliant, tough, heartbreaking read. - Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has "classic" singing from every page ... A joyous shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and life-affirming ... A total gem for any age. - IndependentMy book of the year . . . A gritty delight
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[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has "<b>classic</b>" singing from every page ... A <b>joyous</b> shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and <b>life-affirming</b> ... A <b>total gem</b> for any age.

Independent

I love this book. It's <b>elegant, authentic and humane</b>. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, <b>powerful</b> writing by an author with great talent and great heart.

David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judge

<b>Brilliant</b>, tough, <b>heartbreaking </b>read.

Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner

Se alle

Funny, profane, well-observed accounts of life on an urban estate.

Sunday Times

Alex Wheatle captures the rhythm and movement of language though simile, humour and redefinitions of meaning . . . <i><b>Straight Outta Crongton</b></i><b> is a book full of humour and tenderness</b>.

Patrice Lawrence, the Guardian

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE 2016Round these ends, it's hard to hold on to your dreamsLife's a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum's boyfriend Lloyd is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G's; and when it comes to matters of the heart . . . she's still hung up on Sam.No wonder she's vexed so much of the time. Thank god her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side: if one of them falls then they all fall.But when badness goes down and a life is left hanging in the balance, Mo has to face her hot urge for revenge . . . and she might end up losing more than she wins.
Les mer
From the acclaimed author of Liccle Bit and Crongton Knights, comes another story from the fictional South Crong council estate
A gripping tale of family and friends, love and loyaltyI love this book. It's elegant, authentic and humane. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, powerful writing by an author with great talent and great heart. - David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judgeBrilliant, tough, heartbreaking read. - Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has "classic" singing from every page ... A joyous shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and life-affirming ... A total gem for any age. - IndependentMy book of the year . . . A gritty delight
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780349002880
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Vendor
Little, Brown
Vekt
238 gr
Høyde
199 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
Y, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Wheatle, Alex

Biographical note

Alex Wheatle is the bestselling author of several books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

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