An ambitious and complex novel with a multi-faceted and vivid depiction of a group of young people in the grip of drug addiction, told in many different voices, from the addicts themselves to the friends watching from the outside who try to prevent tragedy.
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Summary
An ambitious and complex novel with a multi-faceted and vivid depiction of a group of young people in the grip of drug addiction, told in many different voices, from the addicts themselves to the friends watching from the outside who try to prevent tragedy.
Description
It was a love story.Me, Gemma and junk.I thought it was going to last forever. It was the biggest adventure of my life.Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn’t want to be tied down – not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally, you have to come down.Junk is a powerful, unflinching novel about a group of teenagers caught in the grip of heroin addiction. Once you take a hit, you will never be the same again.WARNING: STRONG VIOLENCE, THEMES AND COARSE LANGUAGE
Awards
Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1997 Winner of The Carnegie Medal 1996
Critic Reviews
‘Melvin Burgess’s ground-breaking Junk remains the best book about teenagers and drugs to this day.’ -- Guardian
'Personally I prefer the love triangle in Melvin Burgess's Junk, in which Tar's devotion to heroin split he and Gemma apart.' -- Juno Dawson, author of Wonderland
'Junk has a perfect sense of time and place, characters who feel real and it may just be the best YA book ever.' -- Robert Muchamore
About the Author
Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which dealt with the controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. Junk soon became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. He lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, with his partner Anita. Katrina Baylis is an actor, storyteller and voice-over artist. She regularly works on radio and television, as well as the stage. Katrina is well known for her storytelling character of Fairy Trina. She was born in England, but has now made her home in Australia.
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