Nicholas Dane

by Melvin Burgess

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Melvin Burgess, author of the award-winning young adult novel Junk, explores breaches of trust and the fight for revenge in the sinister thriller Nicholas Dane.

'We take care of boys that no one else will . . .'

When Nicholas's mum overdoses on heroin, the fourteen-year-old is suddenly lost, grieving and alone. Sent away to a boys' home, Nick finds order is kept by intimidation and violence.

After countless fights and punishments, Nick thinks life can't get any worse. But the deputy head, Mr. Tony Creal, has other ideas.

The shame Nick experiences at...Read more
  • ISBN10 0141316330
  • ISBN13 9780141316338
  • Publish Date 3 June 2010 (first published 4 June 2009)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 29 June 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 416
  • Language English