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The Present Takers
The Present Takers
Sep 21, 2024 3:33 AM

Author:Aidan Chambers

The Present Takers

Lucy's life is being made hell by Melanie Prosser and her bullying sidekicks - the present takers - who threaten her every day at school for presents and money. Too ashamed to tell her parents, and too scared to tell her teacher, Lucy finds an unexpected ally in Angus Burns. But when push comes to shove, there's only one thing to do: take on the present takers at their own game, to silence them once and for all.

Reviews

The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

—— Sun

Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet

—— Independent

Hilarious!

—— Sunday Telegraph

The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

—— The Big Issue

This compelling story sheds light on the lives of a group of disaffected young people, for whom life is cheap and belonging to a gang is everything. It is about loyalty, love, making choices and living with the consequences. An astounding and thought-provoking novel, which contains violence, sex and strong language, it is violent, shocking and heartbreaking.

—— Booktrust

TURF is a fantastic, heart breaking, emotional and gritty novel. Utterly realistic and completely devastating it was one of the best and hardest novels I've read this year.

—— The Review Diaries

A poignant, gritty read, John Lucas's debut novel captures the brutal experience of gang culture among vulnerable city teenagers, exposing not only their heinous deeds, but a society that allows children to feel unloved and excluded.

—— Yorkshire Post

The Blake Street Boyz gang means everything to 15-year-old Jay and his friends, spending dinner times and evenings defending their turf, but his life takes a not-altogether-unexpected turn when he has to prove himself to leader Shads.

—— Hull Daily Mail

A poignant gritty read, John Lucas' debut novel captures the brutal experience of gang culture among vulnerable city tenagers.

—— Wales on Sunday

An exceptionally powerful debut novel; John Lucas is a writer to watch.

—— Books for Keeps

Truly brilliant and unforgettable

—— Fiction Fascination

This book is like nothing else I have ever read . . . An excellent YA read

—— The Overflowing Library

A real page turner

—— Bliss

Chambers delivers yet another intellectually satisfying novel with equal parts philosophy and repartee

—— The Horn Book

A feelgood and story that quietly challenges a whole range of touchy subjects and social taboo

—— Sugarscape
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