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Straight Outta Crongton

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Imprint: Atom Books (Mar 27, 2018)
Fiction, Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Atom Books
ISBN: 9780349002880

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    THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN’S FICTION PRIZE 2016

    Round these ends, it’s hard to hold on to your dreams

    Life’s a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum’s boyfriend Lloyd is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G’s; and when it comes to matters of the heart … she’s still hung up on Sam.

    No wonder she’s vexed so much of the time.

    Thank god her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side: if one of them falls then they all fall.

    But when badness goes down and a life is left hanging in the balance, Mo has to face her hot urge for revenge … and she might end up losing more than she wins.

    Alex Wheatle

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