"Bloomsbury presents Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy, read by George Bray.
Two unlikely worlds collide as prize-winning Malcolm Duffy explores the life-changing repercussions of a single action in a game gone wrong.
Sixteen-year-old Rory is a rule-breaker, a risk taker, a maverick. As a kick he comes up with a game called Dead Straight Line. The idea is simple – wherever you happen to be, you’ve got to get home in a dead straight line. Across the back gardens of stranger’s houses, locked parks, trespassing on private property – whatever it takes.
One day, Rory pressures his friend Eliot into playing, resulting in a serious accident. Shunned by friends and facing pressure from his furious parents, Rory becomes even more angry and disruptive. When his school suggests helping out a care home, he’s unimpressed. But paired up with Tanker, an eighty-year-old Geordie military veteran, who fought in the Falklands War, things slowly begin to change.
From seeking thrills to finding friends, choosing the right path in life is never a dead straight line. But there is always a way. P 2026 Bloomsbury C 2026 Malcolm Duffy P 2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC"
"Bloomsbury presents Seven Million Sunflowers by Malcolm Duffy, read by Amrita Acharia.
Escaping war is only half the battle as the Kovalenko family swap Ukrainian dangers for life with a British family.
15-year-old Kateryno and her family live in Kharkiv. Their lives are shattered when on February 24th 2022 the Russian army invades. Their apartment block is struck by a missile. After weeks living in their basement, Kateryno, her mother, and brother, decide to leave, joining seven million Ukrainian refugees. They come to England and meet their host family, the Hawkins. But their new beginning brings a whole new set of problems."
"Bloomsbury presents Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. by Malcolm Duffy, read by Ross Adams.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
– and many more.
'It was the day the clocks went back. That's when I decided to kill him.'
Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribulations of family life and finding first love.
Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him.
But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely readable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of places.
ME MAM. ME DAD. ME.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARD 2019.
LONGLISTED BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2019.
NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE PRIZE 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019. P 2018 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC C 2018 Malcolm Duffy"
"Two boys, one struggle.
Tommy and Ryan are as different as they come. A young offender, Tommy is tough and cool. Ryan is a good student, well-behaved, and definitely not cool.
Forced to become a family, the two discover their shared dyslexia and develop an unlikely friendship.
As Ryan helps Tommy crack the code of reading, a secret is revealed that will change their lives forever...
Packed with his hallmark heart and humour, prize-winning Malcolm Duffy explores the joys and challenges of dyslexia in his third novel. For 12+.
Reviews for 'Read Between the Lies':
'A grippingly unfolding domestic drama... The book's two engaging narrators learn and teach the value of empathy with others' - Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week.
'An honest, open family drama shining a light on dyslexia' - Sunday Express.
Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, Malcolm Duffy got his degree in Law at Warwick University, and then worked professionally in TV and radio. His time as Creative Director of Comic Relief inspired his first novel.
'An engaging book for young readers... with lies, secrets, and dyslexia at the heart of the story' ― Armadillo Magazine
'A funny, raw and heartfelt teen story that sensitively explores the impact of dyslexia’ -- Chris Soul, reviewer and teacher
'Well-paced and highly engaging, readers will be surprised by more than one satisfying twist' ― BookTrust, Book of the Month
'This brilliant story about a blended family also explores the joys and challenges of dyslexia' ― The Week Junior
'This book has very real, appealing characters – and lots of extremely funny moments' ― Scotsman"
"Malcolm Duffy's debut novel Me Mam. Me Dad. Me won the YA category of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2019, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Prize 2019 and selected for World Book Night.
Written with humour and heart, Sofa Surfer looks at what it means to be homeless. 15-year-old Tyler's teenage angst turns to outright rebellion when his family leave London for a new life in Yorkshire. He's angry with his parents about the upheaval and furious at losing his home. With only the dog to confide in, Tyler has no idea that a chance meeting with a skinny girl called Spider will lead him into a world he never even knew existed. Spider is sofa surfing and Tyler finds himself spinning a tangled web of lies in his efforts to help her escape her world of fear and insecurity. Sofa Surfer shows how empathy and action can help those without a home to go to. As with his widely praised debut Me Mam. Me Dad. Me., Malcolm Duffy finds humour and heart even in dire situations. Relevant, warm and rewarding Sofa Surfer is about what happens when going home isn't an option.
“A story with great heart, and wisdom, which shows the healing power of true friendship” ELE FOUNTAIN"
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