Winner of both the Carnegie Medal & the Guardian Children's Fiction prize Melvin Burgess' controversial young adult novel Junk" redefined teenage fiction with its frank & honest portrayal of teenagers addicted to heroin in Bristol. Junk = heroin = bliss = despair = a love affair you'll never forget Tar loves Gemma but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down
- to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day somehow finally you have to come down. " Haunting & remarkable for the insight & understanding with which the author develops the characters". (" Guardian"). " Believable & rivetingly readable. I couldn't put it down". (" Evening Standard"). "A powerful talent who offers few easy solutions". (" The Times"). Award-winning children's author Melvin Burgess is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary young adult fiction. His most well-known book Junk won the Carnegie Medal the Guardian Children's Fiction prize & was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year. Other titles by Melvin Burgess available from Penguin include: " Sara's Face" " Nicholas Dane" " Doing IT" (winner of the "LA Times" Young People's Book of the Year) & " Kill All Enemies". If you enjoyed Junk & want to get inside more of your favourite books then check out spinebreakers.co.uk for exclusive author interviews competitions & much more."