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Bruised

On sale

5th May 2011

Price: £6.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781444903591

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How does bruising start; is it the booze, the neglect or the slap? For Jono, it’s time to act.

Julie’s only little after all, and the thing is, Ma just doesn’t seem capable of looking after them. Not now. Surely running is the right thing to do?

This powerful tale of one boy’s mission to protect his younger sister is deftly told. Irish Children’s Laureate Siobhan Parkinson is a genius wordsmith – and as a result Bruised stays within your heart long after the final confession has finished.

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Reviews

INIS
A richness and complexity.
Robert Dunbar
'The characterisation is sharp and strong, the settings very skilfully etched, the storyline compelling ...'
Books For Keeps
****
Carousel
very difficult to put down. The reader is drawn in... and needs to know how it ends.
Bookseller
The central voice is extremely engaging.
Independent on Sunday
Believable and heart-rending story.