Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8+ Edgy fiction, with strong contemporary themes, is the hallmark of Kevin Brooks’s writing for teens. In this short novel four generations of the Black family are spending Saturday afternoon in front of the horse racing on TV when the fuggy tedium is shattered: a beautiful girl, with a gun and a bag of stolen cash, bursts in. Fifteen-year-old Finbar tells the story and the focus seems squarely on the action. He may not say much out loud, but he lets the reader know exactly what the other members of his family are like, and it doesn’t take him too long to realise that the girl, despite her looks, is no different. There’s a twist in the tale, and it’s as exciting a piece of misanthropy as you are likely to read. Published by Barrington Stoke, it’s particularly suitable for reluctant and dyslexic teen readers. ~ Andrea Reece
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+
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A gritty teen drama. Finbar's fed up. He's back at his dad's house for the usual weekend visit of watching TV and eating chips. Just like every other. The last thing he expects is for a girl to burst into the house. A girl with a gun - and a bag of stolen cash. Who is she? What has she done? And will Finbar's life ever be the same? Gritty, nail-biting thriller from Carnegie medalist Kevin Brooks.
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+
Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter and studied in Birmingham and London. He has worked in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before - happily - giving it all up to write books. Kevin is the author of many acclaimed award-winning young adult novels, including Martyn Pig, Lucas, Kissing The Rain, The Road of the Dead, Black Rabbit Summer and iBoy. He now lives in North Yorkshire. The Bunker Diary won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2014.
