Orangeboy
Shortlisted for the Costa Book Award 2016
by Patrice Lawrence
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Pub Date 2 Jun 2016 | Archive Date 10 Jul 2017
Hachette Children's Group | Hodder Children's Books
Description
** Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, teen/YA category **
** Shortlisted for the Costa Book Award **
** Shortlisted for The Bookseller's YA Book Prize **
Not cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to notice me. I was the kid people looked straight through.
Not any more. Not since Mr. Orange.
Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a promise - he'll never follow his big brother, Andre, down the wrong path. So far, it's been easy, but when a date ends in tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted.
They're after the mysterious Mr Orange, and they're going to use Marlon to get to him. Marlon's out of choices - can he become the person he never wanted to be, to protect everyone he loves?
Advance Praise
'A gripping debut about... the consequences of making bad decisions'
The Guardian
'Without a doubt one of the finest YA debuts I've read and Marlon Sunday is a character that you won't forget in a hurry'
The Crime Review
'A truly brilliant book. I galloped through it... edge of the seat stuff!'
Malorie Blackman
''Pitch-perfect teen voices and a bruising, thrilling pace'
Metro
'This powerful urban story will challenge preconceptions and
melt the hardest heart'
The Sun
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781444927207 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
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