The lives of four sixteen-year-old boys are affected by a growing fondness for alcohol Mark is the son of a domineering father, MD of a large brewing company The other three pay local winos to obtain drink for them All the boys are awaiting their GCSE results and the action unfolds in the course of a day or two either side of these results being published, culminating in tragedy when the boys' paths converge at the club owned by Mark's father

 

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Teenage Books .

This book was published 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Robert Swindells is author of the award-winning novel Brother in the Land and has just finished his first picture book for children. He lives in West Yorkshire, England.