Will Mikey escape unscathed from Mrs Crabs' council house torture chamber? A modern-day gangster story for the older reader. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic

 

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There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Barrington Stoke Ltd .

Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.