Needle by Patrice Lawrence

Needle by Patrice Lawrence

A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system from award-winning author Patrice Lawrence. Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s really good at. So when her foster mum’s son destroys her latest creation, Charlene loses it and stabs him in the hand with her knitting needle. It damages a nerve and she gets sucked into the criminal justice system for assault. Charlene's not sorry and she’s never apologised to anyone in her life. But people keep telling her that if she says sorry, they’ll go easier on her. Can she bring herself to say it and not mean it when her freedom’s at stake?

"A profoundly poignant YA story of an angry, hurt young teenager enmeshed in an inimical system, by an award-winning author" – The Guardian

"A brilliantly accomplished, heart-tripping, contemporary novella which will let the young people in your life know they have been heard" – Letterbox Library

"A complete page-turner that had me holding back the tears and wanting to dive into the book and make Charlene’s world betterA brilliantly told-heart aching insight into the care system, broken homes, family and knitting!" – Joseph Coelho, author

"Gripping, important and powerful. Made me weep with both anger and hope” – Sophie Anderson, author

"A true window into the life of another, Needle is a must-read … Patrice Lawrence's writing hits readers like a shock wave" – Just Imagine

Patrice Lawrence is a bestselling and multi-award-winning author for children and young adults. Her debut YA novel Orangeboy, won the YA Book Prize, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers, and was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award. Her other novels include Indigo Donut, the Jhalak Prize-winner Eight Pieces of Silva and Carnegie Medal longlisted Rat. In 2021, Patrice was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature.

SKU	GOR012209083
ISBN 13	9781800901018
ISBN 10	1800901011
Title	Needle
Author	Patrice Lawrence
Condition	Very Good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2022-05-05
Number of pages	128
Prizes	Winner of Little Rebels Award 2023, Short-listed for RED (Read Enjoy Debate) Book Award 2023, Short-listed for Redhill Academy Trust Young Adult Book Award 2023, Short-listed for Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023, Short-listed for Portsmouth Book Award - Longer Novel 2023, Short-listed for CrimeFest Award for Best Crime Novel for Young Adults 2023, Short-listed for Leeds Book Award 2023, Short-listed for Cumbria Schools Spellbinding Book Award 2023, Long-listed for Jhalak Children's and YA Prize 2023
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