This is a powerful novel about a boy coming to terms with his new life after his parents' marriage breaks up. When Alex's mother goes off to live with her new partner in the country, Alex goes too, determined to hate it, but soon meets two very different girls who affect him in very different ways. This is a rites-of-passage novel from a new writer with an original, humorous, and insightful voice. 'A readable and revealing account of growing up' - "Kids Out". 'Engaging and accessible' - "Ahuka".

 

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Oxford University Press .

The books in this pack have been written by a range of different authors, all well known writers of teen fiction. They include Anne Rooney, Miriam Halahmy, Julia Clark ( the pseudonym of Fanie Viljoen), Rosemary Hayes, Jo Cotterill, Sue Purkiss, Barbara Catchpole, Tony Lee and Kathryn White.