The Burning

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Pub Date 1 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 30 Jul 2019
Simon and Schuster UK Children's | Simon & Schuster Children's UK

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'The Burning lights a fire in you - one that makes you want to fight for change and ignite sparks in others so the fire spreads and spreads.' - HOLLY BOURNE 

A rumour is like a fire. You might think you’ve extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ...
 
New school.
Tick.
New town.
Tick.
New surname.
Tick.
Social media profiles?
Erased.
 
There’s nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the ‘incident’.
 
At least that’s what she thinks … until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story has terrifying parallels to Anna’s own…

The compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up.

PRAISE FOR THE BURNING:
'This is a book teen girls NEED to read' - Holly Bourne
'Bold, brutal & hugely important' - Abi Elphinstone 
'Defiant and inspiring' – Katherine Webber 
'Brilliant' – Stylist
'Essential reading for fans of Holly Bourne and Louise O'Neill' - The Observer

PRAISE FOR GIRL UP:
 ‘A bracing love letter to today's teenage girls’ – Sunday Times
'Essential reading for young women and girls’ –  Morning Star Online
'This no-nonsense guide to being a girl in 2016 is one all teen girls should read’ – Red magazine
'If you have a daughter or a niece or a younger sister or a goddaughter, buy it for them now' --The Pool

PRAISE FOR EVERYDAY SEXISM:
‘This is an important book’ –Independent
‘A potent reminder of how far feminism has come and how far it has to go’ - Kirkus Reviews
'A game-changing book, a must-read for every woman' –Cosmopolitan
 'Funny and clever' - Telegraph
'The Burning lights a fire in you - one that makes you want to fight for change and ignite sparks in others so the fire spreads and spreads.' - HOLLY BOURNE 

A rumour is like a fire. You might...

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ISBN 9781471170201
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Featured Reviews

Read this book. If you want a recommendation, i can't say it enough. Read. This. Book.

I was in no way expecting to like this story as much as i did, and i can honestly say this is one of the best novels i've read in a long time.

I think i loved this book so much because the author made the characters and their situations feel so real, my heart really went out to these girls.
The characters were amazing - i cried for Anna and Maggie. Literally cried. Because the issues in this book are what too many girls and women have had to endure, and because i can all too well imagine what Anna, Cat and the other girls went through.
This novel tells a story of girls who have been tortured through a campaign of bullying, harassment and shaming, (with a small surprise of fantasy element too). We see the story of Anna, and Anna's discovery of Maggie and the horrific suffering she endured hundreds of years ago.

I don't want to say too much because i might give away spoilers, but this book made me so emotional. I cried, i was so angry, i was happy. It's not only a great story - it has an important message too, that you'll need to see for yourself.

I would recommend this book to everyone, but especially teenage girls.
When this is available i'll be buying my own copy - along with another to pass along to my little cousin in her teenage years who i think would enjoy this, and should read this too.

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