{"product_id":"a-crongton-story-straight-outta-crongton-9781444974799","title":"A Crongton Story Straight Outta Crongton","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ...  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRound these ends, it''s hard to hold on to your dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife''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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo wonder she''s vexed so much of the time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank god her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side: if one of them falls then they all fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''full of humour and tenderness'' Patrice Lawrence\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003eFunny, profane, well-observed accounts of life on an urban estate. * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eAlex Wheatle captures the rhythm and movement of language though simile, humour and redefinitions of meaning . . . \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStraight Outta Crongton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book full of humour and tenderness\u003c\/b\u003e. * Patrice Lawrence, the Guardian *","brand":"Hachette Children's Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408420151639,"sku":"9781444974799","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444974799.jpg?v=1730502840","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-crongton-story-straight-outta-crongton-9781444974799","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}