The Harder They Fall
Paperback
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.
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 …
Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-682-0
Interest age
13+
Reading age
8
Publication Date
11-05-2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
120 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
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.
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 …
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
978-1-78112-682-0
Reading age
8
Interest age
13+
Publication Date
11-05-2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
120 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
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.
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 …
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.
