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ISBN-13: 9781849390996

RRP: £5.99

Published: 8th July 2010

Length: 256 Pages

  • Paperback

Losing It

Keith Gray

Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Anne Fine, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine and Mary Hooper. Some of today's leading writers for teens are gathered here in a wonderful collection of original stories: some funny, some moving, some haunting but all revolving around the same subject - having sex for the first time!

You never forget your first time and you'll never forget this book!

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Reviews

"An inspired collection of stories...'Losing it' has raw brutality, dark humour, poignancy and some startling writing from a stellar line up of authors."
Jake Hope - The Bookseller

"Funny, sad, crude, lyrical."
Julia Eccleshare - Lovereading

"Subject matter with stylistic and thematic variety; witty, poignant, and clever."
Robert Dunbar - Books for Keeps

"Teenage literature can play a useful role when it comes to imparting felt knowledge rather than surface knowingness."
Nick Tucker - The Independent

"(A) thought-provoking and well-crafted anthology."
Claire Hennessy - INIS, Ireland

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