Imagine. You’re waiting for the postman, about to receive your A-level results. University, a career in journalism… a glittering future lies ahead. But when the doorbell rings, it’s your old girlfriend, Mel. She’s turned up unexpectedly – with a baby. A baby which she says is yours. That’s bad enough. But then Mel nips out to buy some essentials, leaving you literally holding the baby. And she doesn’t come back… Hard-hitting, contemporary and totally page-turning, Malorie Blackman’s dramatic novel will keep you right on the edge of your seat.

“A story which, once read, will not easily go away.” Nicholas Tucker, Independent

“Malorie Blackman’s tough and tender story will grip the hearts of all readers.” Lovereadingforkids.co.uk

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780552548625

Publisher

Corgi Childrens

Date published

April 28th, 2011

Lexile measure

HL640L Lexiles are the global standard in reading assessment. They are unique as they are able to measure a child and a book on the same scale – ensuring the right book gets to the right child at the right time.

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Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.2; Upper years; 10.0 points

Other details

320 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman has written over fifty books and is acknowledged as one of today’s most imaginative and convincing writers for young readers. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her work, including the Red House Children’s Book Award, and has also been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. She has been described by The Times as ‘a national treasure’ and was the Children’s Laureate 2013-15.

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Reviews

Cara, Book Club Review Team
on 3 May 2011

Well worth a read

I liked this book because it was different and told the story of teenage parenthood from a boy’s point of view and covered some difficult issues. The main characters are very likeable and the book really makes you think. Well worth a read.