SmackWinner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize for fiction, two of England's most prestigious awards, Smack tells a penetrating story about heroin use, a topic that is becoming familiar in the news and one of importance to teens everywhere. The story begins with Tar, a fourteen-year-old, who runs away from home. He convinces his girlfriend, Gemma, to come with him, and it is not long before they are engulfed in a loose community of people living in abandoned buildings. Everything seems to be turning out so well: they have a roof over their heads, food to eat, and a brand-new group of friends. And when Tar and Gemma try their first hit of smack, they think life will keep on getting better. But before long, they find they've lost control. The search for the next hit becomes all-consuming--until a disaster forces Gemma to take matters into her own hands. Insightful, haunting, and real, Smack is the Go Ask Alice of the '90s. It's a book that every teenager should read--then pass along to a friend. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 8 |
Section 3 | 21 |
Section 4 | 32 |
Section 5 | 106 |
Section 6 | 112 |
Section 7 | 127 |
Section 8 | 132 |
Section 14 | 213 |
Section 15 | 226 |
Section 16 | 229 |
Section 17 | 236 |
Section 18 | 253 |
Section 19 | 260 |
Section 20 | 283 |
Section 21 | 287 |
Section 9 | 143 |
Section 10 | 173 |
Section 11 | 181 |
Section 12 | 192 |
Section 13 | 202 |
Section 22 | 291 |
Section 23 | 305 |
Section 24 | 319 |
Section 25 | |
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