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Smack

byMelvin Burgess

Genres: Crime Fiction Psychological Thrillers

Who is this book for? Readers interested in realistic portrayals of teenage struggles and social issues.

Topics Peer influenceYouth rebellionDrug addictionHomelessnessSocial issuesFriendshipSurvivalUrban lifeFamily dysfunctionDesperationFamily

MoodDark, Suspenseful

ViolenceModerate

Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes

Gemma:"My parents are incompetent. They haven't got a clue..." Tar: "I know it sounds stupid, but it was like the flowers had come out for Gemma..." Lily: "They did everything they could to pin me down...my mum, my dad, school..." Rob:"We stood for a while breathing big long breaths of air. It was cold and pure...You could feel it inside you, doing you good." How do these teens come to run away from home? To be users? Addicts? As their stories intertwine and build, SMACK never lets up the pace. It is a book about people, families--real and those constructed by young people with no one to turn to but each other. SMACK is a book about a drug and the hold it can have. Written directly for its audience of young people and unflinching in its honesty, SMACK is the teen book of the year.

Language

Published on

04/05/1999

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780380732234

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