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A Crongton Christmas party
Wheatle, Alex2025
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Total copies: 4
Christmas themed tale focusing on Boy From The Hills, aka Colin as he hosts a party at his house while his parents are away that ends in trouble for him and his friends Boy from the Hills' parents are going away a week before Christmas, so in true Crongton style, McKay and the rest of his friends persuade him to throw a house party. But, Boy from the Hills must keep his dad's precious Aston Martin safe, as well as look after his neighbour's dog until Boxing Day. Just before the party, Boy from the Hills runs into school bullies, Vincent Chapman and Donald Thompson, and when they find out about the party, they do everything they can to get in. House party hijinks, romantic entanglements and dance competitions abound in this light-hearted instalment of the beloved Crongton series.
Main title:
A Crongton Christmas party / Alex Wheatle.
Author:
Wheatle, Alex, author
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2025.
Collation:
222 p. : 198 x 129 mm. 172 gm.
Series:
A Crongton story ; 5
Audience:
Teenage.Reading grade level: 12-14.Interest age level: 14-18.Interest grade level: KS4 KS5.
Biography/History:
Alex Wheatle is the author of several acclaimed novels, many of them inspired by experiences from his childhood. He was born in Brixton to Jamaican parents, and spent most of his childhood in a Surrey children's home. Following a short stint in prison following the Brixton uprising of 1981, he wrote poems and lyrics and became known as the Brixtonbard. Alex has been shortlisted for numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the YA Book Prize. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and was awarded an MBE for services to literature in 2008.
ISBN:
9781444962185 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
YA
Language:
English
Subject:
Gangs-FictionInterpersonal relations-FictionFriendship-FictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage personal & social topics: Relationships (non-family)Children's / Teenage personal & social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse & peer pressureInterest age: from c 11 yearsRelating to Black British Caribbean peopleGeneral fiction (Children's / Teenage)Fiction 11+General Stories
BRN:
916932