Skarrs

by Catherine Forde

Danny-Boy shaves his head for Grampa Dan’s funeral and the barber tells him he looks like a prisoner of war. Danny-Boy doesn’t care – he’s on a downward spiral. Drinking, cutting school, obsessed with the sick, violent lyrics of Skarrs. Lyrics based on the real-life nightmare that broke Grampa Dan. When Danny finds out the truth about Grampa Dan he has one last chance to put things right.
Catherine Forde – author of Sugarcoated, Fat Boy Swim and Firestarter has created a brilliant story of anguish and anger. A gripping, emotive and insightful book for young adults.
Praise for Catherine
On Skarrs the Guardian ‘A novel that is both troubling and inspirational.’ Publishing News ‘A heady mix of broken-glass emotions . . . and page-turning storytelling.’
On Tug of War the Independent ‘Another gripping story.’ Books for Keeps ‘A raw and perceptive story.’ Sunday Telegraph said ‘Delicious’.
On Firestarter the Bookseller ‘A gripping and edgy thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.’
On Fat Boy Swim, The Times ‘Powerful, empowering . . . crackles with teenage anger and pain.’ The Sunday Telegraph ‘should be force-fed to every secondary school child in the country’.

208 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2015

About the author

Catherine Forde is the author of numerous books, including Fat Boy Swim, which won the Grampian Children’s Book Award and was short-listed for the Blue Peter Award; Firestarter; and Skarrs, which was long-listed for the Carnegie Medal.