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Caught in the Crossfire


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9

No. of pages 304

Published: 2010

Great for age 13-17 years

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Set in a Northern town, where right-wingers are determined to stir up hatred and racial prejudice, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by a series of shocking and tragic events. A British Muslim brother and sister, two Irish brothers who take different sides, and two lads out looking for trouble: all of them get caught in the crossfire. Inspired by the Oldham riots and the events of September 11th, this is a book that needed to be written. It is a chilling account of what is happening in Britain today, but as always Alan Gibbons writes with humour and understanding and is utterly on the wavelength of his many readers.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published in 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alan and Robbie Gibbons are father and son. Together they have written three stories for the Read On series.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Booktrust Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category of the Booktrust Book Awards . The Book Trust Book Awards aim to unearth the very best childrens books the UK has to offer, and to honour authors and illustrators who continue Britains proud heritage of storytelling. Heritage catgeoires include: Blue Peter Book Awards, Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award, Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Booktrust Best Book Awards (with Amazon Kindle). Current categories include: Storytime Prize, Lifetime Achievement Aawrd, Children's Laureate.

Salford Book Award
This book was recognised by the Salford Book Award.