Harder They Fall - Softcover

Rai, Bali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781126828 ISBN 13: 9781781126820

Publisher: Barrington Stoke, 2017

Synopsis

A heart-warming and thought-provoking story of family, friendship and foodbanks, from an award-winning author well-known for his gritty realism for teens.

Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world – no wifi in their house , just an ancient black-and-white TV. At school, Cal has no choice but to live in the 21st century, coping with a range of bullies and chancers on a daily basis. When Cal's mum decides to 'rebalance' the family with a stint as volunteers at a local foodbank, Cal inadvertently discovers new kid Jacob's secret, and Jacob flips. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 13+

About this title

About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

"It's horrible being poor," Martin said. "You start to feel ashamed, son. Like, people reckon you're a scrounger."

Cal wants to help new boy Jacob, but Jacob doesn't want anyone's help. Most of all, he doesn't want anyone to know that his whole family needs help - and they're getting it from the local food bank. But Cal and his mum are volunteers there, and so Jacob's secret's out. Cal wouldn't dream of betraying him, but there are others at school who can't pass up the chance to pick on the kid who's different.

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrington Stoke
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781126828
• ISBN 13: 9781781126820
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120