Needle
by Patrice Lawrence
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Pub Date May 05 2022 | Archive Date May 12 2022
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Description
A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system from award-winning author Patrice Lawrence.
Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s really good at.
So when her foster mum’s son destroys her latest creation, Charlene loses it and stabs him in the hand with her knitting needle. It damages a nerve and she gets sucked into the criminal justice system for assault.
Charlene's not sorry and she’s never apologised to anyone in her life. But people keep telling her that if she says sorry, they’ll go easier on her. Can she bring herself to say it and not mean it when her freedom’s at stake?
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
Patrice Lawrence is the bestselling author of numerous books for children and young-adults and has won the Bookseller YA Prize, the Jhalak Children's and Young Adult Prize and the Waterstones Prize for Older Children's Fiction.
"Fresh and important ... Patrice Lawrence is a hot name in publishing" THE TIMES
"Distinguished by brilliant nuanced characterisation" THE GUARDIAN
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781800901018 |
PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
This book is important, especially due to the time we are in now. It addresses racism and brings to light what's wrong with our foster, education, police, and criminal justice systems. This book follows Charlene, a 15 year old black girl. She was separated from her sister and just desperately wants to see her again. When her knitting gift for her sister is ruined by Blake, her foster mom's son, she hits him with one of her knitting needles. She's told she needs to apologize. It's unfair, but apologizing might be the only way to see her sister again. I like that this book also included characters like Shelley and Annie. There are good people out there that want to help. I also like that this book provides a free advice line. This book is a voice for those that don't have one.