Fuse/Fracture

by Patrick Jones, James Dean Bradfield (Foreword )

A 20th anniversary edition with a foreword by James Dean Bradfield . Fiercely honest, compassionate, unconventional, political and pe rsonal, this selection of the poetry reflects a unique blend of bi tterness and tenderness through the use of blunt and powerful lang uage. .

Detholiad o waith Patrick Jones yn adlewyrchu plethiad unigryw o surni a thynerwch drwy gyfrwng iaith bwerus a chaled, yn cynnwys dros 60 o gerddi amrywiol, nifer ohonynt wedi ymddangos mewn cyhoeddiadau eraill, ynghyd â dwy ddrama sef 'Everything Must Go' ac 'Unprotected Sex'. Cyhoeddwyd gyntaf ym mis Gorffennaf 2001.

Bibliographical note: The ISBNs quoted for this volume are 1913640426 and 9781913640422 but these have previously been used for a previous book by Patrick Jones and so cannot be entered on this record.

219 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2021

About the author

Patrick Jones is the author of five realistic teen novels, most recently Stolen Car((Walker / Bloomsbury, 2008). His first young adult novel Things Change (Walker & Company, 2004) was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as a best book for reluctant readers, and was runner-up in the Teen Buckeye Book Award selected by Ohio teens. His second novel Nailed was published by Walker / Bloomsbury in spring 2006 and was a runner-up for the Great Lake Book Award. His 2007 novel, Chasing Tail Lights, is nominated for the Minnesota Books Awards. His most recent (and last) professional publication is Connecting with Reluctant Readers (Neal-Schuman, 2006). In 2006, he won lifetime achievement awards from both the Catholic Library Association, and the American Library Association. Jones is a frequent speaker at library conferences, having visited all fifty states, as well as in Canada, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Jones grew up in Flint, Michigan, but now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read more at his web page www.connectingya.com, including FAQs about Things Change and Nailed (perfect for book reports!). NOTE: After a bruising experience with another author, he's limited his reviews on Good Reads to only raves as not to disturb the "fellowship" of YA writers.

Reviews

[Judith Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful poems, highly recommended. If any readers get the chance to hear Patrick Jones read his work, they won’t be disappointed- he is a fantastic communicator.