The Gun: (New Second edition)
Paperback
The discovery of an abandoned gun tears the lives of a group of teens apart in this gritty contemporary drama.
When Jonas finds a gun left from a shooting he takes it home. He can't wait to show his mates Kamal and Binny, who reckon they can use the gun to bolster their own street cred. But when Kamal starts to use the gun in robberies, Jonas realises it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-467-3
Interest age
13+
Reading age
8
Publication Date
02-01-2015
Format
Paperback
Pages
72 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
The discovery of an abandoned gun tears the lives of a group of teens apart in this gritty contemporary drama.
When Jonas finds a gun left from a shooting he takes it home. He can't wait to show his mates Kamal and Binny, who reckon they can use the gun to bolster their own street cred. But when Kamal starts to use the gun in robberies, Jonas realises it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Bali Rai
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, won the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as “utterly compelling” by The Bookseller.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-467-3
Reading age
8
Interest age
13+
Publication Date
02-01-2015
Format
Paperback
Pages
72 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
The discovery of an abandoned gun tears the lives of a group of teens apart in this gritty contemporary drama.
When Jonas finds a gun left from a shooting he takes it home. He can't wait to show his mates Kamal and Binny, who reckon they can use the gun to bolster their own street cred. But when Kamal starts to use the gun in robberies, Jonas realises it's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Bali Rai
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, won the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as “utterly compelling” by The Bookseller.
