Raining Fire by Alan Gibbons - ISBN: 9781780621272
Paperback
Escape through sport or fall prey to the gun’s deadly power.

Raining Fire

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    10 March 2014

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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
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
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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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