Summary
The gun is the coward’s fist. The gun is power.
Alex and Ethan are growing up on an estate where there are just two choices: sport or crime.
Ethan is selected for a football training programme in the US, his chance to escape the gangs that terrorise his neighbourhood. But Alex is drawn into an explosive feud with a gun at its heart.
In this gripping and absorbing real life thriller, Alan Gibbons explores the complex issue of gun crime, and the far reaching con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780621272 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780621272 |
| Author: | Alan Gibbons |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 10 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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The characters in this moving and fast-paced story are real and the dilemmas they face believable. There are no easy solutions here, but courage and integrity shine through.– Carousel
The characters in this moving and fast-paced story are real and the dilemmas they face believable. There are no easy solutions here, but courage and integrity shine through. * Carousel *Adventurous, breath-taking and realistic – Isaac, Bolingbroke Academy, Year 8 * Books For Keeps *Fast-paced and straight-talking, Alan Gibbons’ writing always does justice to the moral complexities of the problems it sets out to explore * Book Trust *Fast-moving and tense … A thriller that provides an insight into street violence while never glamorising it * School Librarian *
About The Author
Alan Gibbons
Alan Gibbons is a full-time writer and a visiting speaker and lecturer at schools, colleges and literary events nationwide, including the major book festivals. He lives in Liverpool with his wife and has four grown up children. He travels globally and is known the length and breadth of the country for his high profile Campaign for the Book and school visits.
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