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PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
FORMAT: Paperback
ISBN: 9781408802090
RRP: £6.99
PAGES: 160
PUBLICATION DATE:
July 1, 2009
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Fighting Back
Kerry and her mum have recently moved into new council accommodation in a tower block. Kerry’s dad has recently left them, and Kerry and her mum are forging a new life together. But Kerry’s mum is not the calmest or the most patient of people, particularly when it comes to getting on with the new neighbours. And when Kerry’s mum refuses to be intimidated by Ma Lafferty, the local money lender, Kerry finds out that Ma Lafferty’s daughter more than takes after her mother A brilliantly topical story tackling the dangers of being in debt.
Reviews of Fighting Back
'Young adult fiction is going from strength to strength, led by authors like Cathy MacPhail' The Bookseller
Catherine MacPhail
Cathy MacPhail won the Kathleen Fidler Award with her first novel, Run Zan Run, the Scottish Arts Council Award with her second novel Fighting Back, and a Royal Mail award for Roxy’s Baby. Cathy MacPhail’s work is enormously popular with young teenagers, her trademarks being a mix of humour, with pacy and topical storylines. Cathy lives in Greenock, Scotland.