Barrington Stoke Teen: The Harder They Fall Award-winning author by Bali Rai (author)

A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens.

Cal wants to help new boy Jacob, but Jacob doesn’t want anyone’s help. Most of all, he doesn’t want anyone to know that his whole family needs help – and they’re getting it from the local food bank. But Cal and his mum are volunteers there, and so Jacob’s secret’s out. Cal wouldn’t dream of betraying him, but there are others at school who can’t pass up the chance to pick on the kid who’s different …

Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781781126820

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

Date published

May 4th, 2017

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.2; Middle years plus; 2.0 points

Other details

104 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Bali Rai

Bali Rai has written over forty young adult, teen and children’s books, and won multiple awards. His culturally diverse writing often pushes boundaries and tackles a variety of issues. Extremely popular in schools across the world, he is passionate about the promotion of literacy and reading for pleasure. His first novel, (Un)arranged Marriage, was published in 2001. He lives in Leicester.