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Smack
Smack | Melvin Burgess
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Winner of the 1996 Carnegie Medal in Literature and the Guardian Prize for fiction, two of England's most prestigious awards, Smack tells a penetrating story about heroin use, a topic that is becoming familiar in the news and one of importance to teens everywhere. The story begins with Tar, a fourteen-year-old, who runs away from home. He convinces his girlfriend, Gemma, to come with him, and it is not long before they are engulfed in a loose community of people living in abandoned buildings. Everything seems to be turning out so well: they have a roof over their heads, food to eat, and a brand-new group of friends. And when Tar and Gemma try their first hit of smack, they think life will keep on getting better. But before long, they find they've lost control. The search for the next hit becomes all-consuming--until a disaster forces Gemma to take matters into her own hands. Insightful, haunting, and real, Smack is the Go Ask Alice of the '90s. It's a book that every teenager should read--then pass along to a friend.
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GatheringBooks
Junk | Melvin Burgess
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#BookBinge Day 9: I didn‘t realize Melvin Burgess shares my initials - and he is so prolific too with such edgy themes. Got these books from a librarian friend who was downsizing her collection when she left Singapore. More of my haul from her beloved collection here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-eIv

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 1y
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1y
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It was a love story. Me, Gemma, and #junk --Tar

#quotsyjune18 @TK-421

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GatheringBooks
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#Septembowie Day 18: This seems like a novel where #TheJeanGenie can be found. So edgy.

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Junk | Melvin Burgess
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Pre-reading (and making notes in..I know..it's painful) the set texts for my Children's Literature module in October. This ones a childhood favourite of mine so I was ecstatic when I saw it was one of the books I will be studying for my final year.

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