Brian Conaghan

Moya. The M Word. Whisper it. Conceal it. But please, never mention it ...Maggie Yates talks to her best mate Moya every day.She tells her about Maggie's mum losing her job. She tells her that Mum's t

Moya. The M Word. Whisper it. Conceal it. But please, never mention it ...Maggie Yates talks to her best friend Moya every day.She tells her about Maggie's mum losing her job. She tells her that Mum's

A conker's tough and shiny and it can withstand a whole load of hard knocks. That's Maggie Yates all over. And the latest in a long line is her mum losing her job. They didn't have a lot to begin with

WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019Angry, stirring and tender, this unissable novel about a young carer and

From the acclaimed author of When Mr. Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us Together comes a compelling, thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and timely story that asks: how far would you go for family

Angry and irreverent, tender and poignant - this is a bold exploration of the lengths to which we'll go for the ones we love. From the Costa Children's Award winning author of When Mr Dog Bites and Th

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want t

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want t

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life. He knows the rules: no going out after dark; no drinking; no litter; no fighting. You don't want t

In this acclaimed, blindingly funny, and poignant story, a teen struggles to confront his Tourette's and take charge of his life.All Dylan Mint has ever wanted is to keep his Tourette's in check and l

All seventeen-year-old Dylan Mint wants is to keep his Tourette's in check and live as a normal teen, but during a routine hospital visit he overhears that he is going to die, and in an attempt to cla

Number One: Have real sexual intercourse with a girl (preferably Michelle Malloy and definitely NOT on a train or any other mode of transport . . . if it’s possible at her house). Number Two: Fight he

本書描寫兩位在邊緣處境中相互靠近的青少年。Jess 重視外表、習慣隱藏脆弱；Nicu 則是懷抱希望的新移民，努力適應英國生活，也渴望受教育、留下來追求更好的未來。然而家中期待他回國結婚，父親的嚴厲迫使他難以選擇自己的人生。兩人在公園做社區服務時相識，意外建立起理解與信任。隨著關係加深，過去的秘密逐漸浮現，也讓他們面臨安全與未來的難題。本書以雙主角視角呈現青春的脆弱與力量。YA stars Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers' hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross'd lovers. Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they're picking up litter in the park for community service.He's so not her type. Appearances matter to Jess. She's got a lot to hide.Nicu thinks Jess is beautiful. His dad brought Nicu and his mum here for a better life, but now all they talk about is going back home to find Nicu a wife. The last thing Nicu wants is to get married.He wants to get educated, do better, stay here in England. But his dad's fists are the most powerful force in Nicu's life, and in the end, he'll have to do what his dad wants. As Nicu and

Authors Brian Conaghan and Sarah Crossan have joined forces to tell the story of Nicu and Jess, two troubled teens whose paths cross in the unlikeliest of places.Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is

Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes. He's working on his English but he has to practise with the teache

Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn't left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes and ill-fitting clothes. He's working on his English but he has to practise with the teache