In Boys Don't Cry,bestselling author Malorie Blackman explores the unchartered territory of teenage fatherhood.You're waiting for the postman - he's bringing your A level results. University,a career as a journalist - a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings it's your old girlfriend; and she's carrying a baby. Your baby.You're happy to look after it,just for an hour or two. But then she doesn't come back - and your future suddenly looks very different.Malorie's dramatic new novel will take you on a journey from tears to laughter and back again.
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780552548625Number of pages: 320Weight: 223 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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An extraordinary book,and truly is Malorie Blackman at her bestBlackman's emotional intelligence is such that Boys Don't Cry should be read aloud in every secondary schoolHer writing at its best,creating characters and a story which,once read,will not easily go awayBlackman grapples with contemporary issues without ever letting them overwhelm the story and characterisation. A winnerThis is an adroit investigation of family relations,very clearly portrayed
Malorie Blackman
An award-winning British author and dramatist,Malorie Blackman is a major voice in children's publishing,holding the post of Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She is best-known for her bestselling novels Noughts & Crosses series as well as Pig Heart Boy,Thief, Cloud Busting,Boys Don't Cry and Chasing the Stars. The fifth novel in the Noughts & Crosses series,Crossfire,will be published in August 2019.
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