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Brenton Brown
"A rich layering of motive and emotion . . . robust dialogue, streetwise humour and muscular, mischievous vernaculour" Independent Set on the streets of Brixton, south London, BRENTON BROWN is a fatal love story about a man who never got over his first love,...- $17.99
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Brixton Rock
"Pacy; witty; his characters are real and recognisable" LINTON KWESI JOHNSON "Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath" KIT DE WAAL "Alex Wheatle writes from a...- $17.99
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Cane Warriors
Nobody free till everybody free.Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world."Wheatle brings the struggle of slavery in the Jamaican sugar cane fields to life...A refreshing and...- $33.95
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Cane Warriors
Nobody free till everybody free.Moa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world."Wheatle brings the struggle of slavery in the Jamaican sugar cane fields to life...A refreshing and...- $15.95
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Crongton Knights
Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017Living on the South Crongton council estate has its worries - and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum died. His dad has been working all hours to...- $12.99
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East of Acre Lane
'Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion' Steve McQueen, director of Small Axe East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from celebrated author Alex Wheatle, one of...- $16.99
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Home Boys
'Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion with the full knowledge and understanding that change can only happen through words and actions' - Steve McQueen Four schoolchildren decide to run away from the the horrors of their everyday lives in a...- $17.99
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Home Girl
"Wheatle has delivered a definitive narrative steeped in cultural philosophy and human sensibilities. Despite the foibles of his tragic characters, a redemptive quality is present--persevering--a testament of the human will to survive against all odds...Highly recommended."--Kaieteur News (Guyana)"With a tough exterior and brash attitude,...- $14.95
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Home Girl
Wheatle has delivered a definitive narrative steeped in cultural philosophy and human sensibilities. Despite the foibles of his tragic characters, a redemptive quality is present--persevering--a testament of the human will to survive against all odds...Highly recommended.--Kaieteur News (Guyana)With a tough exterior and brash attitude,...- $38.95
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Kemosha of the Caribbean
In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection"Inspired by accounts of women pirates, this fantastical tale represents the era's cruelty...- $33.95
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Kemosha of the Caribbean
In 1668, a young Jamaican girl, Kemosha, secures her freedom from enslavement and finds her true self while sailing to Panama with the legendary Captain Morgan.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection"Inspired by accounts of women pirates, this fantastical tale represents the era's cruelty...- $15.95
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Sufferah: The Memoir of a Brixton Reggae-Head
In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed author Alex Wheatle details how reggae music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse, imprisonment, and police brutality"Alex Wheatle's Sufferah is a moving account of one writer's indomitable will to overcome the odds stacked against him. A...- $26.95
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Uprising: A True Story: As Portrayed on Small Axe, a Collection of Five Films
This is the gritty but inspiring true story of the award-winning author Alex Wheatle. Alex had a tough start in life. He was abandoned by his family as a young child and grew up in a care home. After being expelled from school as...- $10.99
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