{"product_id":"dead-ends","title":"Dead Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying new YA verse-novel by multi-award-winning and Carnegie nominated author and poet Ashley Hickson-Lovence. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Dean Atta and Manjeet Mann.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gritty, engrossing and deeply relatable' \u003cb\u003eNathanael Lessore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are stories within these storeys . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething is going down at Singer Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething big.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Saturday morning and fourteen-year-old Toby 'Mastermind' McKenzie and his younger brother Dre are forced to evacuate their high-rise tower block by armed officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet over the course of a single day, this is the nail-bitingly thrilling and poetic tale of a bright young Black boy using the power of courage, friendship and unity to save his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Hickson-Lovence's debut YA verse-novel \u003ci\u003eWild East\u003c\/i\u003e won the YA Diverse Book Award 2025, the Two Cities Book Award 2024, the Mal Peet Children's Award 2024 and the East Anglian Book of the Year 2024. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025 and shortlisted and longlisted for multiple more prizes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWild East\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A book meant to be heard . . . It's the fresh, spoken word style that makes Ronny's story'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heartfelt and up-to-the-minute . . . A reminder that even short lines can take you a long way'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A powerful story of resilience, friendship, discovery and growth' \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Boakye, author \u003ci\u003eof Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved Ronny's kindness, vulnerability, empathy, tenacity and open-heartedness' \u003cb\u003ePatrice Lawrence, author of \u003ci\u003eOrangeboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Raw, moving, and so accessible. A powerful spoken-word style verse novel' \u003cb\u003eRashmi Sirdeshpande, author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Be Extraordinary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Welcomes all types of readers . . . Hickson-Lovence has crafted a superb piece'\u003cb\u003e DD Armstrong, author of \u003ci\u003eUgly Dogs Don't Cry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This empowering verse novel announces the arrival of an exciting new talent in YA fiction' \u003cb\u003eWaterstones.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashley Hickson-Lovence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67792173826226,"sku":"9780241645468","price":275.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780241645468.jpg?v=1792803737","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/dead-ends","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}