In the Bag by Jim Carrington
Joe and Ash are best friends. Ash is the leader, Joe the one who follows. Then one night after a party, Joe and Ash come across a holdall, seemingly abandoned by the side of the road. They open it up . . . and find £20,000 in cash. Of course they're going to hand it straight to the police. Aren't they? Or is all that money just too tempting? And that is precisely when the trouble starts . . . Jim Carrington has already established himself as a fine writer for teens with his debut novel, Inside My Head. With In the Bag, he shows how horribly easy it is for two teenage boys to make a car crash of their lives, through an unlucky combination of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and making a handful of wrong decisions.
Praise for Inside My Head:
‘One of the most thought provoking and compelling books I have read for a long timeMr Carrington obviously knows his stuff, because this book is utterly believable. He tackles bullying in a way that I haven't seen in literature before. And it is so perfectly written that you actually feel the sting of every taunt. There should be a copy of this book in every secondary school library' * Book Zone 4 Boys *
'Wonderfully honest and tremendously tense . . . easy to read but cleverly written - recommended' * Thebookbag.co.uk *
Praise for In the Bag:
‘A pacy, tense story that is a page-turner from the very beginning . . . In the Bag is a thoroughly good read and teenagers, especially boys, will love it' * TES magazine *
‘To say this is a page-turner is an understatement . . . This is a journey of discovery, high-octane excitement and eventually pure, living terror' * Flipside magazine *
‘One of the most thought provoking and compelling books I have read for a long timeMr Carrington obviously knows his stuff, because this book is utterly believable. He tackles bullying in a way that I haven't seen in literature before. And it is so perfectly written that you actually feel the sting of every taunt. There should be a copy of this book in every secondary school library' * Book Zone 4 Boys *
'Wonderfully honest and tremendously tense . . . easy to read but cleverly written - recommended' * Thebookbag.co.uk *
Praise for In the Bag:
‘A pacy, tense story that is a page-turner from the very beginning . . . In the Bag is a thoroughly good read and teenagers, especially boys, will love it' * TES magazine *
‘To say this is a page-turner is an understatement . . . This is a journey of discovery, high-octane excitement and eventually pure, living terror' * Flipside magazine *
This is Jim Carrington's second novel. He is a teacher and lives with his family in Raynes Park, south-west London. His first novel, Inside My Head, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2011.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408802700 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408802708 |
| Title | In the Bag |
| Author | Jim Carrington |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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