Needle-sharp tales for teens

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Novelists are observers, according to Melvin Burgess, whose novel 'Junk' has recently won the Library Association's Carnegie Medal, the most highly respected prize for children's literature. This novel deals with the teenage drug scene in great detail, but is also beautifully written. Burgess himself has had considerable experience of the drug scene, but always managed to remain an observer, rather than becoming actively involved. His most successful books have a dark side, and his writing can sometimes be surreal. However, his approach to real life is very down-to-earth.

Column, Burgess, Melvin

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Just visiting: my life as a female tourist

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Author Matt Thorne felt that it was natural to write his fourth novel, 'Tourist,' in the first person as a woman. He does not really like men very much, and it has taken him a long time to have close male friends. He became interested in creative writing at a very early age, and is still only 23 years old. 'Tourist' is his first novel to be published, and he is extremely proud of it. He is now writing a much longer novel in which he attempts to come to terms with male sexuality.

Thorne, Matt

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You can cry me a river

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Death is one of life's great mysteries, according to novelist Tim Bowler. This is why he chose death as the theme for 'River Boy,' his third novel. This tells the story of a 14-year-old girl coming to terms with the death of her grandfather. Bowler feels that most people have a secret inner life, which is sometimes expressed in writing or painting. He is driven by writing, but writing does not come before his family life.

Bowler, Tim

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