Crongton: Straight Outta Crongton: Book 3
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 304
Published: 2017
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Crongton .
This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.
There are 304 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .
Alex Wheatle is the best-selling author of several books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
Diversity in literature
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Bookseller Ya Book Award - Grades 7-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-12 category of the Bookseller YA Book Award.
Ya Book Award
This book was recognised by the YA Book Award.
Redbridge Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Redbridge Children's Book Award.
[This] will soon be on school reading lists and examination syllabuses everywhere, as it has "classic" singing from every page ... A joyous shout of youthful exuberance ... Wheatle's Twain-like command of patois never falters ... Enriching and life-affirming ... A total gem for any age. * Independent *
I love this book. It's elegant, authentic and humane. It hums with the beat of real life and the language sings from the page. This is mature, powerful writing by an author with great talent and great heart. * David Almond, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize judge *
Brilliant, tough, heartbreaking read. * Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier, Carnegie medal winner *
Funny, profane, well-observed accounts of life on an urban estate. * Sunday Times *
Alex Wheatle captures the rhythm and movement of language though simile, humour and redefinitions of meaning . . . Straight Outta Crongton is a book full of humour and tenderness. * Patrice Lawrence, the Guardian *
