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Troublemakers

Troublemakers

by Catherine Barter (Author)

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    Paperback 2017

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Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 In three years I will be able to vote and I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email, which was such a tiny thing but look what happened. Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the east end of London. Now the area is threatened by a bomber who has been leaving explosive devices in supermarkets. It is only a matter of time before a bomb goes off. Against this increasingly fearful backdrop, Alena seeks to discover more about her past, while Danny takes a job working for a controversial politician. As her family life implodes, and the threat to Londoners mounts, Alena starts getting into trouble. Then she does something truly rebellious. A searing, heartbreaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Lisa Williamson, Jenny Downham and Sarah Crossan.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Andersen Press
Published: 01 Jun 2017
ISBN 10: 1783445246
ISBN 13: 9781783445240
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Media Reviews
A thought-provoking, richly layered YA novel about politics, love, grief and coming of age. -- Imogen Russell Williams * Guardian *
Wonderfully individual and heartbreakingly real -- starred review * Kirkus *
A touching, truthful depiction of an unconventional family life... written before London's current summer of discontent but captures the effect of a constant climate of unease on young people and the permanently anxious adults who care for them. -- Geraldine Brennan * Observer *
A clever, thoughtful novel with a wonderfully realistic main character -- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent *
It's refreshing to see a contemporary YA novel that focuses so much on family and politics and allows its heroine to escape the narrative without a boyfriend in tow -- Claire Hennessy * Irish Times *
A sparky and timely coming-of-age tale about politics, activism & morality * Katherine Woodfine *
Family tensions and uncertainty are contrasted against the current political situation in this excellent novel -- Marilyn Brocklehurst * Guardian, The Best New Children's Books supplement *
I loved it, so much so that as soon as I finished I started reading it again. Completely brilliant -- Keren David, author of Salvage
I couldn't put Troublemakers down. It's a real page-turner, with utterly believable characters who are all trying to do their best. Barter is a fresh, exciting new voice, and I can't wait to see what she does next. -- Susin Nielsen
I think it's really brilliant and I absolutely loved it - the voice is terrific. I hope it's loved as much as Jenny Downham's Unbecoming. -- Aoife Walsh, author of Too Close To Home
One of the most woke YA novels EVER and will quickly make you question your own political knowledge and outspokenness * Maximum Pop! Books *
Politics and the personal combine in a thoughtful, well-told and moving story -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading4Kids *
Author Bio
Catherine Barter grew up in Warwickshire, and then lived in Norwich for ten years, where she worked in a library, a bookshop, and for an organisation campaigning for the rights of garment workers. After gaining a PhD in American literature, she ditched academia for the lucrative world of independent bookselling. Currently she lives in East London and co-manages Housmans, a radical independent bookshop in King's Cross.