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Straight Outta Crongton

A Crongton Story

Straight Outta Crongton( )
Author: Wheatle, Alex
Series title:A Crongton Story Ser.
ISBN:978-1-4449-7479-9
Publication Date:Oct 2023
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Hodder Children's Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $19.99
Book Description:

***Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize*** WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... 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...
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Wheatle, Alex (Author)
Alex Wheatle was born in Brixton in 1963. He founded the Crucial Rocker sound system, performing his own songs using the name, Yardman Irie. He spent a short time in prison where he began to write poems and lyrics. After he got out, he became known as the Brixton Bard. He is the author of Brixton Rock, East of Acre Lane, The Seven Sisters, Checkers (written with Mark Parham), Island Songs, The Dirty South, Breton Brown, and Liccle Bit. His 2016 book, Crongton Knights won the 2016 Guardian children's fiction prize for his YA novel.

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