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Being Me
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- Book Synopsis
- Meet Adele Vialli: an intelligent, funny and resourceful 14-year-old - and a born troublemaker. Bored by her privileged life in a leafy suburb, Adele prefers shoplifting and hanging out with her footballer boyfriend, Marcus (from The Silent Striker). Adele is the star of her school's football team, and when an England scout comes on the lookout for potential new players, her future seems full of promise. But when her City banker dad suddenly starts flirting with the mother of her 'frenemy' and fellow footballer Mikaela, a war breaks out between the two girls which threatens to throw everything off course. Teenage rivalry, family troubles - and the beautiful game. An honest, tender and witty examination of what it means to grow up in a culturally-diverse Britain today, and the struggle every young person goes through of finding out and understanding who they really are. "Kalu packs plot and compulsive characters with story lines that grip" - The Voice (on Yard Dogs)
- About The Author
- Pete Kalu is a 2024 winner of the Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship Award. He has previously won the BBC/Contact Dangerous Comedy Award and The Voice / Marcus Garvey Essay Award. He received his PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in 2019. His essays can be found scattered in publications including Encounters with James Baldwin (Supernova Books 2024) and academic journals. His most recent short stories have been published by Peepal Tree. He is a Writers Mosaic alumnus and was writer in residence at University of West Indies, Trinidad Campus. He is a Reading Fellow of Royal Literary Fund
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781908446701
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HopeRoad, (31 October 2018)
- Weight
- 225 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 136 x 14 mm
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