Skarrs

. Danny-Boy shaves his head for Grampa Dan’s funeral and the barber tells him he looks like a prisoner of war. Danny-Boy doesn’t care – he’s on a downward spiral. Drinking, cutting school, obsessed with the sick, violent lyrics of Skarrs. Lyrics based on the real-life nightmare that broke Grampa Dan. When Danny finds out the truth about Grampa Dan he has one last chance to put things right. Catherine Forde – author of Sugarcoated, Fat Boy Swim and Firestarter has created a brilliant story of anguish and anger. A gripping, emotive and insightful book for young adults. Praise for Catherine Forde: On Skarrs the Guardian said: ‘A novel that is both troubling and inspirational.’ Publishing News said: ‘A heady mix of broken-glass emotions …and page-turning storytelling.’ On Tug of War the Independent said: ‘Another gripping story.’ Books for Keeps said: ‘A raw and perceptive story.’ Sunday Telegraph said ‘Delicious’. On Firestarter the Bookseller said: ‘A gripping and edgy thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.’ On Fat Boy Swim, The Times said: ‘Powerful, empowering …crackles with teenage anger and pain.’The Sunday Telegraph said: ‘should be force-fed to every secondary school child in the country’.

Reviews of Skarrs

"* On Skarrs the Guardian said: 'A novel that is both troubling and inspirational'; Publishing News said: 'A heady mix of broken-glass emotions, tough, edgy dialogue and page-turning storytelling.' * On Tug of War the Independent said: 'Another gripping story… from an author who never disappoints'; Books for Keeps said: 'A raw and perceptive story'; Sunday Telegraph said 'Delicious'. * On Firestarter the Bookseller said: 'A gripping and edgy thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.' * On The Drowning Pond the Guardian said: 'Bitingly plausible… a gripping page- turner'; the Glasgow Herald said: 'Expertly crafted… characters full of bite.' * On Fat Boy Swim, The Times said: 'Powerful, empowering… crackles with teenage anger and pain'; The Sunday Telegraph said: (this book) 'should be force-fed to every secondary school child in the country'."