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YA Book Prize display


Yet another book which we have already featured as a Book of the Week… the hilarious and heart-warming Crongton Knights, by Alex Wheatle.

Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries – and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died.

His dad has been working all hours to keep the bailiffs from their door.

His brother is always riding the streets at night, tempting trouble.

And 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 and a notoriously violent gangster with a vendetta which hits too close to home.

Poor McKay. He never asked for trouble …But during one madcap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are and what it means to stick with your family.


 

Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Shortlist

The shortlisted four books for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize have been announced (and my favourite is on it) – read about it here.
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We have all of these books in the library, why not borrow them and see which is your favourite to win?

 

Crongton Knights by Alex Wheatle – Book of the Week

crongton-knightsCrongton Knights is the surprisingly uplifting and at times very, very funny story of McKay, living on an inner-city estate but a proper foodie, with ambitions to be a chef.

Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries – and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died.

His dad has been working all hours to keep the bailiffs from their door.

His brother is always riding the streets at night, tempting trouble.

And 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 and a notoriously violent gangster with a vendetta which hits too close to home.

Poor McKay. He never asked for trouble …But during one madcap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are and what it means to stick with your family.