Author: Alex Wheatle
publisher name: Hachette Children's
ISBN: 9780349002323
Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016
Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Book prize 2017
Living on the South Crongton council estate comes with its worries, and life for McKay has been even tougher since his mum passed away. His dad works tirelessly to keep the bailiffs at bay, his brother roams the streets at night getting into trouble, and McKay, straying off his turf in a misguided attempt to help a girl, finds himself facing challenges from a friend's ex-boyfriend, power-tripping hood-rats, and a dangerously vengeful gangster with personal ties. Poor McKay.
He never asked for trouble, but during one night of adventure and danger, he discovers who his true friends are and learns the meaning of sticking with family.
Crongton Knights is a humorous and poignant story that underscores how life's challenges, though testing, impart lessons that are unforgettable. This novel is the second in the Crongton sequence, following the award-winning Liccle Bit.
