When a school tragedy happens, you probably lay the blame on society, the Internet, TV or violent films. Not many of you think it could be the parents' or the teachers' fault, do you? But then, is it? We all have our say, spout off opinions according to our view of the world. In this novel, too, they all have their say, but who's right? At only sixteen Clem's world is turned upside down. His Willy-Loman-like father, a travelling salesman and a loser, is transferred from Eastbourne to Glasgow and along with him go Clem and his meek accommodating mother. But Glasgow is rough and Clem's posh English accent is not well-accepted in the sink school he attends. And he's a brilliant scholar. He soon becomes the target for McEvoy's group of thugs for whom slashing faces is the most important ambition in their depraved lives.
| ISBN: | 9781907230196 |
| Publication date: | 17th September 2010 |
| Author: | Brian Conaghan |
| Publisher: | Sparkling Books an imprint of Sparkling Books Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 196 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories |
When a school tragedy happens, you probably lay the blame on society, the Internet, TV or violent films. Not many of you think it could be the parents' or the teachers' fault, do you? But then, is it? We all have our say, spout off opinions according to our view of the world. In this novel, too, they all have their say, but who's right? At only sixteen Clem's world is turned upside down. His Willy-Loman-like father, a travelling salesman and a loser, is transferred from Eastbourne to Glasgow and along with him go Clem and his meek accommodating mother. But Glasgow is rough and Clem's posh English accent is not well-accepted in the sink school he attends. And he's a brilliant scholar. He soon becomes the target for McEvoy's group of thugs for whom slashing faces is the most important ambition in their depraved lives.
The Boy Who Made It Rain features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying and harassment, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories
The Boy Who Made It Rain is available in Paperback
The Boy Who Made It Rain was written by Brian Conaghan and published by Sparkling Books an imprint of Sparkling Books Limited
The Boy Who Made It Rain has 196 pages
£11.69