Me Mam. Me Dad. Me.: the award-winning debut
Apr 2018 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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256
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WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
– and many more.
'It was the day the clocks went back. That's when I decided to kill him.'
Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribulations of family life and finding first love.
Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him.
But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely readable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of places.
ME MAM. ME DAD. ME.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARD 2019.
LONGLISTED BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2019.
NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE PRIZE 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
– and many more.
'It was the day the clocks went back. That's when I decided to kill him.'
Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribulations of family life and finding first love.
Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good – Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him.
But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely readable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of places.
ME MAM. ME DAD. ME.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARD 2019.
LONGLISTED BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2019.
NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE PRIZE 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
About the author
Malcolm Duffy is a Geordie born and bred. His debut novel, Me Mam. Me Dad. Me., inspired by his time at Comic Relief visiting projects that support women and children who have suffered as a result of domestic abuse, was published by Zephyr in 2017. It has so far won the YA category of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2019, the Redbridge Children's Book Award 2019 and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Prize 2019, the Bristol Teen Book Award 2019 and a host of other prizes.
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