Melvin Burgess

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781408118313

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Junk by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally you have to come down. Commissioned and produced by Oxford Stage Company, Junk premiered at The Castle, Wellingborough, in January 1998 and went on to tour throughout the UK in 1998 and 1999. "John Retallack's excellent adaptation of Melvin Burgess's controversial Carnegie Medal winning novel is splendidly unpatronising...a truly cautionary tale" (Independent)

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780545557009

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The Hit by Melvin Burgess Pdf

“This fantasy about a drug that gives users a perfect week, then sudden death, is compelling fiction—and nearly a masterpiece.” —The Guardian A new drug is on the street. Everyone’s buzzing about it. Take the hit. Live the most intense week of your life. Then die. It’s the ultimate high at the ultimate price. Adam thinks it over. He’s poor, and doesn’t see that changing. Lizzie, his girlfriend, can’t make up her mind about sleeping with him, so he can’t get laid. His brother Jess is missing. And Manchester is in chaos, controlled by drug dealers and besieged by a group of homegrown terrorists who call themselves the Zealots. Wouldn’t one amazing week be better than this endless, penniless misery? After Adam downs one of the Death pills, he’s about to find out. “A boundary pushing thriller. . . . Amid violent action, existential anguish, and the heightened appreciation for life that death can bring, Burgess has created a premise that readers will find hard to forget.” —Publishers Weekly “Viscerally exciting and emotionally engaging. . . . A clear winner from Burgess.” —Booklist “An exciting, dark story of sex, drugs, and revolution that is sure to grip readers.” —School Library Journal

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448187546

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Doing It by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Dino's girlfriend won't give him what he wants. Jonathon is afraid of what his mates will think of the girl he likes. And Ben is having extra lessons from his sexy teacher. Three seventeen-year-old boys discover sex for the first time: but do they really know what they’re doing?

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429996587

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Smack by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Winner of the 1996 Carnegie Medal in Literature and the Guardian Prize for fiction, two of England's most prestigious awards, Smack tells a penetrating story about heroin use, a topic that is becoming familiar in the news and one of importance to teens everywhere. The story begins with Tar, a fourteen-year-old, who runs away from home. He convinces his girlfriend, Gemma, to come with him, and it is not long before they are engulfed in a loose community of people living in abandoned buildings. Everything seems to be turning out so well: they have a roof over their heads, food to eat, and a brand-new group of friends. And when Tar and Gemma try their first hit of smack, they think life will keep on getting better. But before long, they find they've lost control. The search for the next hit becomes all-consuming--until a disaster forces Gemma to take matters into her own hands. Insightful, haunting, and real, Smack is the Go Ask Alice of the '90s. It's a book that every teenager should read--then pass along to a friend.

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448136216

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Hunger by Melvin Burgess Pdf

When Beth wakes up one morning covered in dirt, she puts it down to an extreme case of sleep-walking. But when reports of a desecrated grave start to circulate, her night-time wanderings take on a sinister air. Soon the city is being plagued by strange sightings and sudden disappearances. Beth knows that something is changing within her. Something that's filling her with an urgent, desperate hunger that demands to be satisfied – at any cost ...

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780141967516

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Kill All Enemies by Melvin Burgess Pdf

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?

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448187027

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Bloodsong by Melvin Burgess Pdf

'Love. Hate. So what? It's family. It's business.' Fifteen-year-old Sigurd, son of King Sigmund, is the last surviving member of the Volson clan. His father’s kingdom – the former city of London – is gone. And his father’s knife, a gift from the gods, has been shattered to dust. Armed with a powerful sword forged from the remnants of the knife, Sigurd faces death, fire and torment as he travels through Hel and back to unite his country once again. Packed with political intrigue and violence, love, lust and family feuds, Bloodsong is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones. 'Burgess's great triumph is not so much in inventing new stories as in finding fresh ways of retelling the ones that are themselves in danger of falling into extinction' Guardian 'A gripping story of horrific proportions from a prize-winning author' - Publishing News 'Teenage boys with strong stomachs should enjoy it' - Independent on Sunday 'A thrillingly readable and evocative narrative' - Daily Telegraph

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781849399708

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The Cry of the Wolf by Melvin Burgess Pdf

It was a mistake for Ben to tell the Hunter that there were still wolves in Surrey. For the Hunter was a fanatic, always on the lookout for unusual prey. Driven by an ambition to wipe out the last English wolves, the Hunter set out on a savage quest. But what happens when the Hunter becomes the hunted?

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466838215

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Lady by Melvin Burgess Pdf

If you gotta be a dog, be a bitch. "My tail was going bananas as I rounded the corner and headed into Platt Fields park. The pavement was alive; my nose was an eye that sees into the past. I speeded up. Oh, I was in love with Terry, but to run and sniff and feel my ears catching sounds out of the air! But what do you know? Only a dog could understand what I mean." Sandra Francy is seventeen and having way too much fun. Everyone wants to stop her but the problem is, she likes it. When she accidentally gets turned into a dog she's horrified at first, but soon she starts to wonder if being human is worth the effort. Her attempts to hang on to her humanity are bizarre and often hilarious-but her life as a dog leads her to pleasures she hardly knew existed. Award-winning author Melvin Burgess brilliantly captures the realities of teenage life and hormone imbalance.

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442446946

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Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess Pdf

PART I London is in ruins, a once highly advanced city now a gated wasteland. Within its walls, a bloody war rages between two clans. Hope is sparse, but the people believe the gods have risen from the dead. Odin himself has come to play a part in the lives of two twins, a brother and sister from the Volson clan. Siggy and Signy must come to grips with their destiny as London's future teeters on the edge of a knife....

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429947862

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Nicholas Dane by Melvin Burgess Pdf

When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane's mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of fights and brutal punishments, Nick thinks that life can't possibly get any worse . . . until he realizes that the home's respected deputy head, who has been grooming him with sweets and solace, has something more frightening in mind. Acclaimed writer and truth-teller Melvin Burgess brings us, with Dickensian scope and compelling narrative drive, his most ambitious book yet.

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Random House
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781448188598

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Sara's Face by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Sara is not your typical teenage girl. She wants more than just an ordinary life. She wants fame and beauty. She wants to be extraordinary. After she is injured in a mysterious accident, Sara meets Jonathon Heat, rock star. Heat is the centre of bizarre rumours and intense public adoration. And as Sara becomes ever more drawn into his powerful orbit, it soon becomes clear that Jonathon Heat wants something impossibly precious from her. But what does Sara really want? Sara's Face is a chilling exploration of the dark extremes of fame, plastic surgery and obsession.

Author : Alison Waller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137262813

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Melvin Burgess by Alison Waller Pdf

Melvin Burgess has made a powerful name for himself in the world of children's and young adult literature, emerging in the 1990s as the author of over twenty critically acclaimed novels. This collection of original essays by a team of established and new scholars introduces readers to the key debates surrounding Burgess's most challenging work, including controversial young adult novels Junk and Doing It. Covering a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives, the volume also presents exciting new readings of some of his less familiar fiction for children, and features an interview with the author.

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781292302744

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Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Author : Melvin Burgess
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466838208

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The Ghost Behind the Wall by Melvin Burgess Pdf

Award-winning author Melvin Burgess's thrilling new ghost story for younger readers. David screamed and the ghostly boy opened his mouth and screamed back. But his scream wasn't the scream of a child—it was the scream of an old, old man. "Come back, come back," screamed the ghost in his cracked old voice. "Don't leave me. Don't go!" Twelve-year-old David lives with his dad in a big old apartment building called Mahogany Villas. When he discovers he can climb through the vent pipes in the building and get into other apartments and play tricks on people, he simply can't resist. His main victim is Robert Alveston, a forgetful man in his nineties who is afraid that he is losing his mind. But David's nasty pranks soon disturb more than his elderly neighbor. One day he comes face-to-face with a ghost, at first friendly but more and more terrifying as it becomes clear that he has a particular grudge against Mr Alveston. Soon both the old man and David are in great danger. "An ultimately poignant adventure that will captivate British author Burgess' fans." - Booklist