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Sixteen-year-old Danny is kicked out by his parents and has nowhere to go but a shelter for homeless teenagers. There he finds a friend in the more experienced Goochy, who helps him find his feet. But the other residents are every bit as troubled and complex as Danny, and with drugs, alcohol, crime, sex and violence always on the cards, the house is soon simmering like a pressure cooker about to blow. In this turbulent environment, between binges and wild escapades, Danny begins to reflect and grow. But a discovery about his family places him under a pressure he cannot contain...
Kicked Out draws on the author's experiences of working with young homeless and young offenders and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand today's unwanted youth. Hard-hitting and unsentimental without being bleak, gripping, at times hilarious - you will never look at kids on the street in the same way again.
Richard W Hardwick lives in Newcastle and now teaches creative writing in a maximum-security prison.
Kicked Out draws on the author's experiences of working with young homeless and young offenders and is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand today's unwanted youth. Hard-hitting and unsentimental without being bleak, gripping, at times hilarious - you will never look at kids on the street in the same way again.
Richard W Hardwick lives in Newcastle and now teaches creative writing in a maximum-security prison.
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A graphically composed novel about life on the streets for a young man who, as the authorities would stamp it, has made himself 'intentionally homeless'.
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Richard W Hardwick runs creative writing workshops in maximum-security prisons.
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- PublisherBurning House
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1905636458
- ISBN 13 9781905636457
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages427
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