A Crongton Story: Straight Outta Crongton - Book 3

Informationen zum Autor Alex Wheatle (3 January 1963 - 16 March 2025) was an author of several acclaimed novels, many of them inspired by experiences from his childhood. He was born in Brixton to Jamaican parents, and spent most of his childhood in a Surrey children's home. Following a short stint in prison following the Brixton uprising of 1981, he wrote poems and lyrics and became known as the Brixtonbard. Alex was shortlisted for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2008. Klappentext WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Enter for angst, fierce friendships and edge-of-your-seat drama. Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018. Vorwort WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Enter for angst, fierce friendships and edge-of-your-seat drama. Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018. Zusammenfassung WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Enter for angst, fierce friendships and edge-of-your-seat drama. Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018.

Product details

• Authors: Alex Wheatle
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 15
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.08.2023
• EAN: 9781444974799
• ISBN: 978-1-4449-7479-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Crongton; A Crongton Story
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Bullying, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories