Stay A Little Longer by Bali Rai
A powerful and immensely moving story of friendship, family and happiness, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens."A touching and sensitive portrayal of loss and the way love can be found when it looks least likely" – The Letterpress Project
"A brilliantly written and empathic story that sensitively addresses themes of love, loss, family, friendship, bullying, mental health depression, homophobia, identity and acceptance … Powerful and poignant" – Teacher
Bali Rai was born in Leicester where he grew up in a multicultural community dreaming of playing football for Liverpool FC, being Bob Marley or becoming a writer. He writes the books he would have enjoyed as a teenager and his book Rani and Sukh is a set-text for GCSE English. His novel, Killing Honour, won the North East Teenage Book Award, and was described as “utterly compelling” by The Bookseller.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781128329 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781128324 |
| Title | Stay A Little Longer |
| Author | Bali Rai |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2018-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards (Rapid Reads Category) 2019, Long-listed for Bristol Teen Book Award 2019 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |