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The Knife That Killed Me
A stunning and contemporary new teenage novel from award-winning Anthony McGowan, winner of the Booktrust Teenage Prize.
Paul Varderman could be at any normal school - bullies, girls and annoying teachers are just a part of life. Unfortunately 'normal' doesn't apply when it comes to the school's most evil bully, Roth, a twisted and threatening thug with an agenda quite unlike anyone else. When Paul ends up delivering a message from Roth to the leader of a gang at a nearby school, it fuels a rivalry with immediate consequences. Paul attempts to distance himself from the feud, but when Roth hands him a knife it both empowers him and scares him at the same time . . .
This thought-provoking and original novel highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure and violence, and casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers.
Paul Varderman could be at any normal school - bullies, girls and annoying teachers are just a part of life. Unfortunately 'normal' doesn't apply when it comes to the school's most evil bully, Roth, a twisted and threatening thug with an agenda quite unlike anyone else. When Paul ends up delivering a message from Roth to the leader of a gang at a nearby school, it fuels a rivalry with immediate consequences. Paul attempts to distance himself from the feud, but when Roth hands him a knife it both empowers him and scares him at the same time . . .
This thought-provoking and original novel highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure and violence, and casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers.
Thursday, 8 January 2009
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A MORI survey for the Youth Justice Board found that:
- 29% of secondary school children, along with 57% of those excluded, admitted to routinely carrying knives.
- 1 in 5 sixteen-year-old boys attacking someone with a knife admit their intent to cause serious injury.
- Young males aged between fourteen and twenty-four are most likely to be a victim of knife crime.
This gripping and thought-provoking story highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure,
and casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers.
- 29% of secondary school children, along with 57% of those excluded, admitted to routinely carrying knives.
- 1 in 5 sixteen-year-old boys attacking someone with a knife admit their intent to cause serious injury.
- Young males aged between fourteen and twenty-four are most likely to be a victim of knife crime.
This gripping and thought-provoking story highlights the terrible consequences of peer pressure,
and casts a spotlight on the worrying rise in knife crime among teenagers.
