Losing It
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:8th Jul '10
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A collection of fiction short stories by leading teen writers about losing your virginity
Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Anne Fine, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine and Mary Hooper. Some of today's leading writers for teens are gathered here in a wonderful collection of original stories: some funny, some moving, some haunting but all revolving around the same subject - having sex for the first time!Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Anne Fine, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine and Mary Hooper. Some of today's leading writers for teens are gathered here in a wonderful collection of original stories: some funny, some moving, some haunting but all revolving around the same subject - having sex for the first time! You never forget your first time and you'll never forget this book!
"An inspired collection of stories...'Losing it' has raw brutality, dark humour, poignancy and some startling writing from a stellar line up of authors." -- Jake Hope * The Bookseller *
"Funny, sad, crude, lyrical." -- Julia Eccleshare * Lovereading *
"Subject matter with stylistic and thematic variety; witty, poignant, and clever." -- Robert Dunbar * Books for Keeps *
"Teenage literature can play a useful role when it comes to imparting felt knowledge rather than surface knowingness." -- Nick Tucker * The Independent *
"(A) thought-provoking and well-crafted anthology." -- Claire Hennessy * INIS, Ireland *
ISBN: 9781849390996
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm
Weight: 185g
256 pages