Troublemakers (935513)

[html]Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018In three years I will be able to vote and I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email, which was such a tiny thing but look what happened.Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the east end of London. Now the area is threatened by a bomber who has been leaving explosive devices in supermarkets. It is only a matter of time before a bomb goes off. Against this increasingly fearful backdrop, Alena seeks to discover more about her past, while Danny takes a job working for a controversial politician. As her family life implodes, and the threat to Londoners mounts, Alena starts getting into trouble. Then she does something truly rebellious.A searing, heartbreaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Lisa Williamson, Jenny Downham and Sarah Crossan. Publicity and marketing campaign to be supported with proof mailing Troublemakers is Catherine's first novel, and was shortlisted for the 2014 Bath Novel Award (unpublished novels) A brilliant, fierce and emotional novel that discusses politics, LGBT themes and terrorism from a bright new voice in YA fiction 'Completely brilliant' Keren David, author of Salvage and Cuckoo 'I couldn't put Troublemakers down. It's a real page-turner, with utterly believable characters who are all trying to do their best. Barter is a fresh, exciting new voice, and I can't wait to see what she does next' Susin Nielsen, author of We Are All Made of Molecules US, ANZ and Dutch rights sold ahead of Frankfurt 2016 Shortlisted for the North East Teen Book Prize, Leeds Book Award & Essex Book Award 'Wonderfully individual and heartbreakingly real' Kirkus, starred review Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018, longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal [/html]