Description
Product ID: | 9781839130854 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Not My Problem |
Authors: | Author: Ciara Smyth |
Page Count: | 400 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Truancy and school problems, Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: sexuality & relationships (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: truancy & school problems (Children's / Teenage), Ireland, Interest age: from c 13 years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book AwardShortlisted for the Children's Book Ireland Award, Irish Books Award and the Polari PrizeNominated for the Carnegie MedalWhen Aideen agrees to help ambitious class swot Maebh Kowalska deal with her crazy workload, she doesn’t expect to end up reluctantly pushing Maebh down the stairs. With this, Aideen becomes the school ‘fixer’: any problem a student has, Aideen will sort it out, from stealing confiscated mobiles to breaking into parties. All she asks for is a favour in return. But Aideen’s own life is a mess – her mam’s drinking again, her BFF Holly is avoiding her and she’s skipping school. Spending more time with the uptight (but annoyingly cute) Maebh and chatterbox Kavi, Aideen starts to wonder: can every problem be solved? Winner of the Waterstones Children''s Book Prize for Older Readers Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book AwardShortlisted for the Children''s Book Ireland Award, Irish Books Award and the Polari PrizeNominated for the Carnegie MedalWhen Aideen agrees to help ambitious class swot Maebh Kowalska deal with her crazy workload, she doesn’t expect to end up reluctantly pushing Maebh down the stairs. With this, Aideen becomes the school ‘fixer’: any problem a student has, Aideen will sort it out, from stealing confiscated mobiles to breaking into parties. All she asks for is a favour in return. But Aideen’s own life is a mess – her mam’s drinking again, her BFF Holly is avoiding her and she’s skipping school. Spending more time with the uptight (but annoyingly cute) Maebh and chatterbox Kavi, Aideen starts to wonder: can every problem be solved? |
Imprint Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-06-03 |