{"product_id":"a-crongton-story-crongton-knights-9781444974782","title":"A Crongton Story Crongton Knights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Children Fiction''s Prize 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiving on the South Crongton council estate has its worries - and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis dad has been working all hours to keep the bailiffs from their door. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis brother is always out riding the streets at night, tempting trouble. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now, having strayed off his turf on a ''heroic'' (if misguided) mission to help out a girl, McKay finds himself facing a friend''s crazy ex-boyfriend, some power-tripping hood-rats \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a notoriously violent gangster with a vendetta which hits too close to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor McKay. He never asked for trouble . . . But during one madcap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are, what it means to stick with your family and that, sometimes, the lessons learned the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has \"\u003cb\u003eclassic\u003c\/b\u003e\" singing from every page ... A \u003cb\u003ejoyous\u003c\/b\u003e shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and \u003cb\u003elife-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e ... A \u003cb\u003etotal gem\u003c\/b\u003e for any age. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eI love this book. It's \u003cb\u003eelegant, authentic and humane\u003c\/b\u003e. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e writing by an author with great talent and great heart. * David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judge *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e, tough, \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking \u003c\/b\u003eread. * Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efast-paced, funny\u003c\/b\u003e ride. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHopeful\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewarm\u003c\/b\u003e and, above all, \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian, Picks of the Year 2016 *\u003cbr\u003eWheatle's writing is \u003cb\u003epoetic, rhythmic and unique,\u003c\/b\u003e remaking the English language with tremendous verve. Though Crongton is his invention, it resonates with many urban situations, not only in Britain but around the world. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrongton Knights\u003c\/i\u003e is a major novel from a major voice in British children's literature.\u003c\/b\u003e * SF Said *\u003cbr\u003eWritten in an \u003cb\u003eenergetic, rhythmic vernacular,\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Wheatle's award-winning \u003ci\u003eLiccle Bit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrongton Knights\u003c\/i\u003e were \u003cb\u003efunny, profane, well-observed\u003c\/b\u003e accounts of life on an urban estate * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Children's Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867084304727,"sku":"9781444974782","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444974782.jpg?v=1722281601","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-crongton-story-crongton-knights-9781444974782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}