Good For Nothing
$21.37
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
20 June 2023
Summary
GOOD FOR NOTHING is a warmly written YA story that explores grief, small UK towns, police prejudice and the power of friendship. It is the perfect next read for fans of The Hate U Give, And the Stars Were Burning Brightly and the TV show The Outlaws.
When three teens are landed with a community service order after an incident involving a spray can and an inconveniently timed patrol car, their stories start to converge.
Amir is the angry boy who won’t talk about the brother he …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241522073 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241522072 |
| Author: | Mariam Ansar |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 21mm |
| Audience Age: | 14-17 |
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A gripping portrait of three very different teenagers and one divided northern town, Ansar’s moving, funny YA debut feels entirely true to life – Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
About The Author
Mariam Ansar
Mariam Ansar is a freelance writer and trainee teacher. Her writing was personally selected by guest editor Kate Bush to feature in The Mays Anthology 2017⁄18 - a collection of the best new writing from Oxford and Cambridge. She was the first recipient of the At Sea writing residency and was also an Editorial Fellow at BuzzFeed UK. Her work - which ranges from feature writing to politics to film studies and music - has been featured in NME, gal-dem, VICE, Dazed, Catapult Story, Rookie Magazine, Teen Vogue, Elite Daily, and many others.
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