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Straight Outta Crongton | Alex Wheatle

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THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION PRIZE 2016 Round these ends, it's hard to hold on to your dreams Life's a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum's boyfriend Lloyd is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G's; and when it comes to matters of the heart . . . she's still hung up on Sam. No wonder she's vexed so much of the time. Thank god her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side: if one of them falls then they all fall. But when badness goes down and a life is left hanging in the balance, Mo has to face her hot urge for revenge . . . and she might end up losing more than she wins.

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Straight Outta Crongton | Alex Wheatle

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The third in Alex Wheatle‘s YA CRONGTON SEQUENCE has a wonderful narrative voice that reads authentically and does a great job of portraying female teenage friendship and the chaotic and difficult life on an estate. I was less convinced by some of Mo‘s decisions in the final quarter of the book, mainly because I needed a bit more consideration of her thinking, but it‘s still a good read and I will definitely check out the rest of the Sequence.

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Straight Outta Crongton | Alex Wheatle

I've been struggling to read this week and I think it's down to the books I am reading being triggering and problematic. I am enjoying both but I'm also opting to go on twitter/litsy/watch tv etc instead of read. So today I am starting a new book to try and get my mojo back!

This is part of the #NSPBookClub and I am looking forward to seeing what it is all about!

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