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Everyone says fourteen-year-old Billie is nothing but trouble. A fighter. A danger to her family and friends. But her care worker sees someone different. Her classmate Rob is big, strong; he can take care of himself and his brother. But his violent stepdad sees someone to humiliate. And Chris is struggling at school; he just doesn't want to be there. But his dad sees a useless no-hoper. Billie, Rob and Chris each have a story to tell. But there are two sides to every story, and the question is ...who do you believe?
| ISBN | 0141335645 | | Pages | 320 | | ISBN13 | 9780141335643
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 222 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Puffin Books | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 01 Sep 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 823.92 | | Academic level | Teenage / young adult | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | From 13 |
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A writer of the highest quality with exceptional powers of insight The Times (Of Junk) Brilliantly and sensitively written, it encompasses the raw, savage and ecstatic world of the adolescent mind ... a superbly crafted and important book The Guardian I must say after just reading Kill All Enemies, this captivating tale of three troubled school students, with hard home lives and their own problems to face, this book is gripping and draws the reader in from the very first page.
Melvins unique way of writing, use of teenage vocabulary and slang, extends the idea that these characters are real and by having the book from four different perspectives keeps the book really exciting. Melvin ends up joining all the characters together in such a clever way, giving the book a feel of a completely new personality. This book teaches us not judge a book by its cover and to always respect that people have challenges in their private home lives. This book is by far, one of the best I have read in a long time, every page is exciting where something new is happening, and the idea of three main characters all being linked together and how we can see that an action by one character can affect another character in such a huge way. I feel this book is an amazing read for adults and children and will really pull on heart strings. It will make you laugh, make you smile, make you cry. But most definitely it makes you fall in love with these amazingly heroic characters who even with their life struggles, are still able to look after and protect the ones they truly love and have not lost their love for them along their troublesome road to a happier life. - Hannah Rebecca Mason Write a review
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