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Diffusion
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true life adventure
Product details
- ISBN 9781908713100
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 129 x 190mm
- Publication Date: 18 May 2017
- Publisher: Diffusion
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This is the gritty but inspiring true story of the award-winning author Alex Wheatle.
Alex had a tough start in life. He was abandoned by his family as a young child and grew up in a care home. After being expelled from school as a teenager, he was sent to live in a hostel in Brixton.
There, Alex found music and friends but he also got mixed up in drugs and violence. When he was sent to prison for taking part in the Brixton Uprising, Alex’s future seemed hopeless. But then something happened to change his life . . .
SERIES INFORMATION
This page-turning story from award-winning author Alex Wheatle is part of the Diffusion books range, written especially for adults and teenagers who want to improve their reading skills.
Easy-to-read, with short chapters, the books in the series enable learners to practice their reading skills and build up their reading confidence. They are also a brilliant choice for anyone learning English as an additional language.
The books also include discussion and reflection questions that help readers to understand the story and to reflect on their own lives and relationships.
Buying this book will support our project to help people in prison improve both their reading skills and their life chances. To find out more visit https://spckpublishing.co.uk/diffusion-books
Alex Wheatle's first novel, Brixton Rock, was published to critical acclaim in 1999. Five more novels, East of Acre Lane, The Seven Sisiters, Island Songs, Checkers and The Dirty South followed, all highly praised. His most recent book, Liccle Bit, is his first for young adults and has been nominated for the 2016 Carnegie Medal. Alex takes part in Black History Month every year and works with Booktrust and the Children's Discovery Centre to promote reading. He represents English PEN. He teaches in various places, including Lambeth College, and holds workshops in prisons. He is frequently invited to schools to speak to students, inspiring in them with his own story and passion for literature. He also appears regularly on BBC1's The One Show and on radio. He was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to literature in 2008.
