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Straight Outta Crongton

by Alex Wheatle

2021-01-09 14:59:50

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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 So... Read more

THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN''S FICTION PRIZE 2016

Round these ends, it''s hard to hold on to your dreams

Life''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. Less

Book Details

File size5 X 7.75 X 0.76 in
Print pages304
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
Publication date March 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780349002880
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Alex Wheatle
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Alex Alphonso Wheatle MBE (born 3 Jan 1963) spent much of his childhood in a Shirley Oaks children's home. At the age of 16, he was a founder member of the Crucial Rocker sound system; his DJ name was...

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