"A gritty contemporary setting, teamed with a witty and moving tale of friendship against difficult odds - another prize winning novel"
Shortlisted for YA Book Prize 2017 | Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016
Crongton Knights is a very funny, very moving story that shows that although life is testing, the lessons learned the hard way are the ones you'll never forget. It is from the acclaimed author of Liccle Bit.
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Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017
WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ...
Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries - and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died.
His dad has been working all hours to keep the bailiffs from their door.
His brother is always out riding the streets at night, tempting trouble.
And now, having strayed off his turf on a 'heroic' (if misguided) mission to help out a girl, McKay finds himself facing a friend's crazy ex-boyfriend, some power-tripping hood-rats and a notoriously violent gangster with a vendetta which hits too close to home.
Poor McKay. He never asked for trouble . . . But during one madcap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are, what it means to stick with your family and that, sometimes, the lessons learned the hard way are the ones you'll never forget.
'... powerful writing by an author with great talent and great heart.' David Almond
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Crongton Knights and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Crongton Knights features in the following genres: Gritty Reads, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Crongton Knights is available in Paperback
Crongton Knights was written by Alex Wheatle and published by Hodder Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Crongton Knights has 283 pages
Yes it is part of A Crongton Story series
£8.99
