Anthony McGowan & Alex Wheatle: Tough Teens

Mon 19 Aug 19:00 - 20:00

Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre

£5.00

Anthony McGowan & Alex Wheatle: Tough Teens

Age 12+

CILIP Carnegie Medal-shortlisted Alex Wheatle and Guardian Children’s Fiction Award winner Anthony McGowan tell gritty stories of teenagers growing up in tough urban worlds. Hear about the heroes of their fast-paced short novels, ideal for enticing reluctant readers to get reading, including a courageous girl growing up in care, a boy swept up in a criminal plot and two brothers about to embark on a life-threatening adventure.

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