Grapefruit Moon
Seiten
2023
Little Island (Verlag)
978-1-915071-42-2 (ISBN)
Little Island (Verlag)
978-1-915071-42-2 (ISBN)
The pressure – social and academic – is high for the teenage students of an elite secondary school in Belfast. Can poetry, friendship and a trip to Spain give them the courage to be true to themselves?
Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and teachers alike. Drew, a newcomer to Cooke’s, must navigate the strict codes of masculinity laid down by the Stewards in order to have a hope of moving on to university, while Charlotte dreams of speaking freely about the constraints and abuses of the culture which is propelling her towards a life she’s not sure she wants. Through drag art and poetry the unlikely pair follow a dangerous trajectory which will lead them closer to one another and further away from the paths laid out for them.
Wealthy, popular Charlotte and quiet, working class Drew couldn’t be more different, but both face a common enemy at Cooke’s Academy in the form of the Stewards – an elite group of students whose power to manipulate school culture is feared by pupils and teachers alike. Drew, a newcomer to Cooke’s, must navigate the strict codes of masculinity laid down by the Stewards in order to have a hope of moving on to university, while Charlotte dreams of speaking freely about the constraints and abuses of the culture which is propelling her towards a life she’s not sure she wants. Through drag art and poetry the unlikely pair follow a dangerous trajectory which will lead them closer to one another and further away from the paths laid out for them.
Shirley-Anne McMillan is a writer from Northern Ireland. Her books include the novels The Unknowns, described by the Irish Times as, ‘a thought-provoking and hopeful read from a writer to watch’ and Every Sparrow Falling (‘An addictive read’- The Irish Independent). Shirley-Anne has worked as a teacher, an Online Writer in Residence for the Irish Writers Centre, a youth worker with LGBTQ young people and a creative writing tutor. She lives in Co. Down with her family and in her free time she loves playing the guitar and knitting.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.07.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Dublin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität |
| ISBN-10 | 1-915071-42-9 / 1915071429 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-915071-42-2 / 9781915071422 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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