Five Hundred Miles
Author(s): Kevin Brooks
Reading Age 7-9 - SEN - Secondary
For brothers Cole and Ruben it's another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even dodgier motors. But arriving in a grimy pub on their latest errand, the brothers stumble across a trio of gangsters, a beautiful young girl and a monkey in a cage - and their entire day is knocked off course.
They soon find themselves fleeing in a hot-wired car, girl and chattering monkey in tow, surrounded by police. Their final destination: Oban, five hundred miles north, where they hope to find sanctuary.
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+
Product Information
Two boys wheel-and-deal their way through life in the murky backstreets of East London. But how will the boys cope when confronted with a girl gunslinger and a monkey in a cage?
Tense and artmospheric drama with the threat of violence never far away.
Kevin Brooks had many interesting and unusual jobs - working in a zoo, a crematorium and a post office - before turning his hand to what he does best: writing hard-hitting and utterly compelling teen fiction. He has won awards for his brilliant novels, most notably the recent Carnegie winner, The Bunker Diary.
General Fields
- :
- : Barrington Stoke Ltd
- : Barrington Stoke Ltd
- : April 2016
- : 198mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : May 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kevin Brooks
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 823.92
- : 88