Crongton knights /

Crongton knights /

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Author / Creator:	Wheatle, Alex, 1963-
Imprint:	London : Atom, 2016.
Description:	289 pages : map
Language:	English
Subject:	Mothers -- Death -- Juvenile fiction. Gangsters -- Juvenile fiction. Motherless families -- Juvenile fiction. Vendetta -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship -- Juvenile fiction. Friendship. Gangsters. Motherless families. Mothers -- Death. Vendetta. Fiction. Juvenile works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10929427

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ISBN:	0349002320 9780349002323
Summary:	"Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries, sometimes major - and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died. His dad has been working all hours of the night and day to try and stop the bailiffs from breaking down their door. His brother, Nesta, 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 that hits too close to home for comfort. How he got himself in this situation, poor McKay is not quite sure. He never asked for trouble ... But during one mad-cap night of adventure and danger, he will find out who his true friends are and what it means to stick with your family. Crongton Knights is a very funny, very moving story that shows that although life is testing, the lessons learned the hard way are the ones you'll never forget"--Publisher's description.

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Summary:	<br> Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016 <br> Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017<br> <br> Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries - and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died.<br> <br> His dad has been working all hours to keep the bailiffs from their door.<br> <br> His brother is always out riding the streets at night, tempting trouble.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> Crongton Knights is a very funny, very moving story that shows that although life is testing, the lessons learned the hard way are the ones you'll never forget.
Physical Description:	289 pages : map
ISBN:	0349002320 9780349002323