By Luke Palmer (author)
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Teenager George is passionate about his band and his music, even if the three other band members a a little more laid back about it. They play for all their friends parties, and just might, he hopes, hit the big time.
But they have surprise competition with new girl Beth and shy fellow-pupil Taidgh taking to the stage as talented musicians.
Then disaster strikes and dealing with loss and grief the whole year group must work out who their true friends are and how to rebuild their futures. Comes with complete song lyrics and accompanying playlist!
‘What an astonishing book. It’s profound, poetic, funny, heartbreaking and above all, real – every line, from the lyrical to the punchy, and every character rings with truth. Luke Palmer is up there with Melvyn Burgess, Patrick Ness and Anthony McGowan at showing us the joys, complications and fears of being a boy.’ Jo Nadin
‘Boys will be boys but will strive to become so much more in Luke Palmer’s wonderfully astute and truthful story. It’s the best book of young male friendship I’ve read in years. Gut-wrenching and glorious.’ Keith Gray
‘With a backdrop of toxic parents and the loss of innocence, Play shows how terrifyingly easy it is to fall from the tracks. I wanted to reach into the book and save these boys, but could only sit back and watch the horror unfold’ Lisa Heathfield
‘As Melvin Burgess’s Junk was to the dangers of drugs, this cautionary young adult novel is to the threat of radicalisation.’ Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week
‘This unsettling yet compelling debut deserves a place on many bookshelves.’ Claire Hennessy, The Irish Times
Luke Palmer is an award-winning YA author, poet, and secondary school teacher. His debut novel, Grow , was recognized as a Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year and earned nominations for prestigious awards including the Branford Boase and Carnegie Medals. His follow-up novel, Play , further solidified his reputation, being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Live and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Live features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Stories about Family and Friends, Romance / Relationship Stories, Music, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Live was written by Luke Palmer and published by Firefly Press
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