Some young adult novel readers will love it. They're after the mysterious Mr Orange, and they're going to use Marlon to get to him. Theres mystery involved, and it unravelled itself well as time continued. So far, it's been easy, but when a date ends in tragedy, Marlon finds himself hunted. Sixteen-year-old Marlon has made his mum a promise - he'll never follow his big brother, Andre, down the wrong path. I was the kid people looked straight through. Loved it." Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier Not cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to notice me. Thank you Patrice Lawrence for such a fresh and riveting piece of fiction." Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown) "What a book! Such a gripping, gritty storyline, with such wonderful, believable characters. Orangeboy is a hard-edged look at London’s teenage gang culture from the inside, as Marlon gets dragged deeper and deeper into a world he’d once sworn to have no part in. They're after the mysterious Mr Orange, and they're going to use Marlon to get to him.WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE "A truly brilliant book." Malorie Blackman "Incredible book. It's easy when you keep yourself to yourself, listening to your dead dad's Earth, Wind and Fire albums and watching sci-fi. Not cool enough, not clever enough, not street enough for anyone to notice me. Orangeboy Patrice Lawrence 3.61 1,697 ratings224 reviews Sixteen-year-old Marlon has promised his widowed mum that he'll be good, and nothing like his gang-leader brother Andre. Loved it." Tanya Landman, author of Buffalo Soldier
"What a book! Such a gripping, gritty storyline, with such wonderful, believable characters. Thank you Patrice Lawrence for such a fresh and riveting piece of fiction.' Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown)'What a book Such a gripping, gritty storyline, with such wonderful, believable characters. I’d tried writing for children, and I’d had an agent, and I’d tried writing books for middle grade.
Orangeboy tells the story of 16-year-old Marlon, who finds himself facing tough choices. The opening chapter of Orangeboy is shell-shocking and really sets a grim scene for what’s to come was that always the way you wanted to open the book The book was an accident I didn’t actually set out to write the book. Thank you Patrice Lawrence for such a fresh and riveting piece of fiction. WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE'A truly brilliant book.' Malorie Blackman'Incredible book. In 2017, the YA Book Prize went to Orangeboy by Patrice Lawrence (published by Hodder Children’s Books).
WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE FOR OLDER READERS, SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD AND THE YA BOOK PRIZE
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