Hello Darkness
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 272
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.
There are 272 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 2013 by Walker Books Ltd .
Anthony McGowan is the award-winning author of many books for children and young adults, including Henry Tumour, which won the Booktrust Teenage prize and the Catalyst Award, and The Knife That Killed Me about the problems of knife crime and youth violence. Hello Darkness was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Hounslow Book Award - Teen Reads
This book was recognised in the Teen Reads category of the Hounslow Book Award.
A gripping, original and stylish novel -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
Whereas wannabe noir fiction often mistakes bleakness for darkness, McGowan has empathy for his troubled protagonist. If a disturbing read can be fun, if laugh-out-loud can have heart and soul, McGowan's got it nailed -- Keith Gray * Scotsman Magazine *
McGowan's high school noir is fresh, fast and seriously good fun * Booktrust *
A masterfully clever story with a tongue-in-cheek sense of wit * Sister Spooky *
McGowan achieves some gorgeously, glitteringly mad writing. -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
An original, unsettling noir thriller. -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman *
A subtle, shifting and surprising story that avoids easy definition and is memorable...weirdly wonderful * Books For Keeps *
Hello Darkness is a darkly comic and original mystery novel for young adults filled with Raymond Chandleresque noir dialogue -- Martin Chiltern * Telegraph Top 10 YA books of 2013 *
Hello Darkness is a darkly comic and original mystery novel for young adults filled with Raymond Chandleresque noir dialogue -- Martin Chiltern * Telegraph Top 10 YA books of 2013 *
