Malarkey
$27.43
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
5 June 2003
Summary
A new novel from the writer of WAREHOUSE.
Brook High is a great grey concrete ants’ nest of a school. John Malarkey is the new kid, thrown in at the deep end of Year 11. He’s the wrong person in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through what at first appears to be a random meeting, he helps a girl called Mary Chase out of tricky situation, but is subsequently accused of stealing report cards to sell to students so they can write their own bogus reports. He quickly realises it was all…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099439448 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099439441 |
| Author: | Keith Gray |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 5 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 149g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Definitions |
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Critics Review
A tense thriller founded on conveying psychology, Malarkey is a compelling British version of Robert Cormier’s US classic, The Chocolate War
A tense thriller founded on conveying psychology, Malarkey is a compelling British version of Robert Cormier’s US classic, The Chocolate War – Julia Eccleshare * Guardian *
Ingenious and exciting – Kit Spring * Observer *
Clever, cool, suspenseful – Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
A gripping and dangerous read that stays in the mind for its chilling reality, the power of the story and the quality of the writing – Wendy Cooling * The Bookseller *
Don’t miss this! It’s Keith Gray’s best novel to date. Opening with a breathless bag chase, it doesn’t let up the momentum for a second – Michael Thorn * Achuka *
About The Author
Keith Gray
Keith, 31, was born and brought up in Grimsby and knew from an early age that he wanted to be a writer. When he received 0% for his accountancy exams he decided to pursue his dream. He has since gone on to win the Angus Book Award and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize. He has twice been shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and was shortlisted for the Booktrust Teen Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Book Award. Rave reviews about his writing have appeared in every broadsheet. Keith was a judge for the Blue Peter Book Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Kathleen Fiedler Award. He has just been asked to judge next year’s Booktrust Teen Prize. He was recently interviewed on Radio 4 with Jacqueline Wilson about writing for teens, was featured on Live and Kicking, and his novel The Warehouse has been optioned for television. Keith is now a full-time writer living in Edinburgh.
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