Description
Product ID: | 9781839133619 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Treacle Town |
Authors: | Author: Brian Conaghan |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal & social issues: bullying, violence & abuse (Children's / Teenage), Social issues (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 14 years |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Shortlisted for the Children''s Books Ireland AwardsCon O’Neill is stuck in a world of brutal gang violence, sectarian vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. No money. No prospects. A social design that entraps inhabitants of Treacle Towns up and down the country. Connor is desperate to get away, to find another life where he can experience happiness and fulfilment. When he stumbles upon the new world of slam poetry, Con senses a glimmer of hope - a hope that might just lead to his escape from Treacle Town.But it won’t be easy. Shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland AwardsCon O’Neill is stuck in a world of brutal gang violence, sectarian vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. No money. No prospects. A social design that entraps inhabitants of Treacle Towns up and down the country. Connor is desperate to get away, to find another life where he can experience happiness and fulfilment. When he stumbles upon the new world of slam poetry, Con senses a glimmer of hope - a hope that might just lead to his escape from Treacle Town. But it won’t be easy. |
Imprint Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-10-05 |