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The Boy Who Made it Rain

by Brian Conaghan
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Brian Conaghan's first book.
For age 13+. "innovative and insightful... couldn't wait to devour part two" - Times Educational Supplement
"I was utterly flabbergasted... one of the most compelling novels I've ever read" - Heffers Review, Cambridge
"Brilliant writing, brilliant structure, brilliant book" - Des Dillon, author of Me and Ma Gal
"definitely up there with the modern classics" - What? Magazine"
A Must-Read for Teens and Adults: The Boy Who Made It Rain is an innovative novel that will keep you glued to the story until you turn the last page and learn the final outcome." - Fran Lewis, New York Reviewer.
The story
When a school tragedy happens, you probably lay the blame on society, the Internet, TV or violent films. Not many of you think it could be the parents' or the teachers' fault, do you? But then, is it? We all have our say, spout off opinions in different directions according to our view of the world. In this novel, too, they all have their say, but who's right?
At only sixteen Clem's world is turned upside down. His Willy-Loman-like father, a travelling salesman and a loser, is transferred from Eastbourne to Glasgow and along with him go Clem and his meek accommodating mother. But Glasgow is rough and Clem's posh English accent is not well-accepted in the sink school he attends. And he's a brilliant scholar. He soon becomes the target for McEvoy's group of thugs for whom slashing faces is the most important ambition in their depraved lives.
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Publisher: Sparkling Books Limited

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 18, 2012

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781907230370
  • Release date: July 18, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781907230370
  • File size: 518 KB
  • Release date: July 18, 2012

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Brian Conaghan's first book.
For age 13+. "innovative and insightful... couldn't wait to devour part two" - Times Educational Supplement
"I was utterly flabbergasted... one of the most compelling novels I've ever read" - Heffers Review, Cambridge
"Brilliant writing, brilliant structure, brilliant book" - Des Dillon, author of Me and Ma Gal
"definitely up there with the modern classics" - What? Magazine"
A Must-Read for Teens and Adults: The Boy Who Made It Rain is an innovative novel that will keep you glued to the story until you turn the last page and learn the final outcome." - Fran Lewis, New York Reviewer.
The story
When a school tragedy happens, you probably lay the blame on society, the Internet, TV or violent films. Not many of you think it could be the parents' or the teachers' fault, do you? But then, is it? We all have our say, spout off opinions in different directions according to our view of the world. In this novel, too, they all have their say, but who's right?
At only sixteen Clem's world is turned upside down. His Willy-Loman-like father, a travelling salesman and a loser, is transferred from Eastbourne to Glasgow and along with him go Clem and his meek accommodating mother. But Glasgow is rough and Clem's posh English accent is not well-accepted in the sink school he attends. And he's a brilliant scholar. He soon becomes the target for McEvoy's group of thugs for whom slashing faces is the most important ambition in their depraved lives.
Expand title description text
Fiction Literature