Junk
Published on 28. March 2002
Audio
Audio cassette
2 pages
978-0-14-180359-3 (ISBN)
Description
An uncompromising true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. Having run away from their respective families, Gemma and Tar find their new lives are spiralling out of control.
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Series
Edition
Abridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
Abridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Duration
Dauer: 180 min
Weight
124 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-180359-3 (9780141803593)
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Person
Melvin Burgess began to train as a journalist and has had jobs as diverse as bricklaying and silk-screen printing. An Enterprise Allowance Scheme gave him the chance to develop his writing and his children's books are now highly regarded. Melvin won the 1997 Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal for his powerful novel, JUNK. He lives in Manchester.