Pigeon English X 30

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Harri & the dead boy were only half friends. Now the boy’s blood stains the ground outside Chicken Joe’s, & his Nike trainers hang in tribute on the railings where he was knifed. To Harri Opoku, newly arrived from Ghana, it all feels crazy. It’s mad that a kid can be killed over nothing. It’s mad how the British have so many weird slang words. & what’s especially mad is how nobody will talk to the police. A kid has been knifed, yet everyone is staying silent. So Harri decides to speak up. But he doesn’t know how scary that can be… Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize & Guardian First Book Award A gritty, idiosyncratic yet deeply funny tale of dreams & belonging Explores the cost of urban violence with a fresh & authentic voice This powerful story is now an AQA English Literature GCSE set text“ Simultaneously accurate & fantastical, this boy’s love letter to the world made me laugh & tremble all the way through. Pigeon English is a triumph.” Emma Donoghue “ Pigeon English is a book to fall in love with: a funny book, a true book, a shattering book.” The Times Supplied as a pack of 30 copies.