Sách - The Harder They Fall by Bali Rai (UK edition, paperback)

Ships from and sold by EXPERAL Singapore Publisher: Independent Alliance Origin: United Kingdom (Imported) ISBN 13: 9781781126820 Condition: Brandnew Binding: paperback Pages: 120 Dimensons: 198 x 130 x 8 | 200 (gram) ---------------------------------------- A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+ Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world - no wifi in their house , just an ancient black-and-white TV. At school, Cal has no choice but to live in the 21st century, coping with a range of bullies and chancers on a daily basis. When Cal's mum decides to 'rebalance' the family with a stint as volunteers at a local foodbank, Cal inadvertently discovers new kid Jacob's secret, and Jacob flips. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+ Review Quote"Funny and thought-provoking … An enjoyable and easy read with a strong storyline and great characterisation" -- Children's Books Ireland Review Quote"A belting read that romps along at a fair old pace and will keep the most reluctant reader turning the pages" -- The Letterpress Project Review Quote"Bali Rai is one of those writers who never fails to excite and get his readers thinking … Love, love, love this book. It makes plain the issue of modern-day poverty and the snowballing issues it creates, especially for a young person" -- Novel Ideas, Blog Review Quote"Powerful … Another important book from Barrington Stoke" -- School Librarian Journal A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens. Biographical Note Bali Rai was born in Leicester where he grew up in a multicultural community dreaming of playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley or becoming a writer. He writes the books he would have enjoyed as a teenager and his book Rani and Sukh is a set-text for GCSE English. His novel, Killing Honour, the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as “utterly compelling” by The Bookseller. "It's horrible being poor," Martin said. "You start to feel ashamed, son. Like, people reckon you're a scrounger." Cal wants to help new boy Jacob, but Jacob doesn't want anyone's help. Most of all, he doesn't want anyone to know that his whole family needs help - and they're getting it from the local food bank. But Cal and his mum are volunteers there, and so Jacob's secret's out. Cal wouldn't dream of betraying him, but there are others at school who can't pass up the chance to pick on the kid who's different. Giá sản phẩm trên Tiki đã bao gồm thuế theo luật hiện hành. Bên cạnh đó, tuỳ vào loại sản phẩm, hình thức và địa chỉ giao hàng mà có thể phát sinh thêm chi phí khác như phí vận chuyển, phụ phí hàng cồng kềnh, thuế nhập khẩu (đối với đơn hàng giao từ nước ngoài có giá trị trên 1 triệu đồng).....