Fallout
1st Edition
Published on 18. July 2024
352 pages
978-1-5266-4803-7 (ISBN)
Description
Is Marcus's fate decided by his family? Or can he stand up for himself to become the person he really wants to be?
Long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025
'An exceptional story from one of our finest writers' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
'Gripping and thought-provoking' Book Trust
Marcus has one brother in a youth offender centre and the other is working with their dad on plans for their next theft. Everyone assumes Marcus will follow in their footsteps, but he has other ideas, different hopes.
When a mysterious accident lands a man in hospital, it confirms what everyone in their community expects and Marcus gets the blame. He feels trapped. Only new girl Emma - with her peace protest banners and political badges - questions this story. Can they work together to clear his name - and help Marcus become the person he really wants to be?
An exciting and moving story about questioning your loyalties, from the acclaimed author of The Valley of Lost Secrets. Perfect for readers of 10+ who love Phil Earle, Frank Cottrell-Boyce or Brian Conaghan.
Winner of the Lancashire Fantastic Book Award 2026
'Understatedly compelling, with assured characterisation and a 1980s Welsh setting, this story of breaking free from small-town expectations is another banger for 9+ from the award-winning Parr' Guardian
Long-listed for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025
'An exceptional story from one of our finest writers' Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
'Gripping and thought-provoking' Book Trust
Marcus has one brother in a youth offender centre and the other is working with their dad on plans for their next theft. Everyone assumes Marcus will follow in their footsteps, but he has other ideas, different hopes.
When a mysterious accident lands a man in hospital, it confirms what everyone in their community expects and Marcus gets the blame. He feels trapped. Only new girl Emma - with her peace protest banners and political badges - questions this story. Can they work together to clear his name - and help Marcus become the person he really wants to be?
An exciting and moving story about questioning your loyalties, from the acclaimed author of The Valley of Lost Secrets. Perfect for readers of 10+ who love Phil Earle, Frank Cottrell-Boyce or Brian Conaghan.
Winner of the Lancashire Fantastic Book Award 2026
'Understatedly compelling, with assured characterisation and a 1980s Welsh setting, this story of breaking free from small-town expectations is another banger for 9+ from the award-winning Parr' Guardian
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 13 years
File size
23,10 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-4803-7 (9781526648037)
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Lesley Parr grew up in a South Wales steel town. Her debut, The Valley of Lost Secrets, published in 2021 and was a Waterstones Book of the Month, longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for both the Branford Boase and UKLA awards. Lesley's books have won the Tir na n-Og Award (2022,2024) and Wales Children's Book of the Year (2023), amongst others. All four of her novels so far have received CILIP Carnegie Medal nominations. A former primary school teacher, she holds an MA with distinction in Writing for Young People. Lesley now lives in England with her husband and rescue cat, Ramsay. She shares her time between writing stories, tutoring adults and shouting at rugby on the TV.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Books by Lesley Parr
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Summer 1980
- Chapter 1 Pacifism Is Weird
- Chapter 2 You Can't Trust A Pritchard
- Chapter 3 Wrecking Everything
- Chapter 4 Alsatian Pies
- Chapter 5 I Am Nobody
- Chapter 6 Seeing Stars
- Chapter 7 The Tiny Woods
- Chapter 8 Bigger On The Inside
- Chapter 9 Survival
- Chapter 10 Harassment
- Chapter 11 Thick As Thieves
- Chapter 12 Silence
- Chapter 13 Cool And Dreadful
- Chapter 14 Nasty Sheep
- Chapter 15 The Brae Park
- Chapter 16 Saving A Radio
- Chapter 17 Boys Will Be Boys
- Chapter 18 Chimps
- Chapter 19 Good Onions
- Chapter 20 Preparation V. Prevention
- Chapter 21 Strangled Cats
- Chapter 22 The Farm School
- Chapter 23 Cocky Idiot
- Chapter 24 Black & Decker
- Chapter 25 A Sandwich And A Badge
- Chapter 26 Problem-Solving
- Chapter 27 World War Three
- Chapter 28 No Choice
- Chapter 29 Spirit
- Chapter 30 The Land of OZ
- Chapter 31 Bright And Clear And Powerful
- Chapter 32 Boom!
- Chapter 33 Vegetable
- Chapter 34 Shin-Scrape Escape
- Chapter 35 Hiding
- Chapter 36 Sabotage
- Chapter 37 A Dry Ham Sandwich
- Chapter 38 Oddballs
- Chapter 39 The List
- Chapter 40 Evidence
- Chapter 41 The Anti-Jezza
- Chapter 42 Slimy Gavin
- Chapter 43 A Backwards Burglar
- Chapter 44 In The Coal Bunker
- Chapter 45 That's Entertainment
- Chapter 46 Tip Tops
- Chapter 47 On The Outside
- Chapter 48 Screeching
- Chapter 49 The Roundabout
- Chapter 50 The Big Scrap
- Chapter 51 Forgiveness
- Chapter 52 Classic Pritchard
- Chapter 53 Emotional Blackmail
- Chapter 54 The Palmer's Job
- Chapter 55 His Pride And Joy
- Chapter 56 Lossin Dant
- Chapter 57 Going Straight
- Chapter 58 Future Plans
- Chapter 59 Escape
- Author Note
- Acknowledgements
- Advertisement
- Chapter One The Three Of Us
- About The Author
