Bøger af Ashley Hickson-Lovence

Dead Ends is the next soaring YA verse-novel by Carnegie-nominated author and poet Ashley Hickson-Lovence.Something is going down at Singer Court.Something big.It's Saturday morning and fourteen-year-old Toby "Mastermind" McKenzie and his younger brother Tré are forced to evacuate their block by armed officers.Set over the course of a single day, this is the nail-bitingly thrilling and poetic tale of a bright young Black boy using the power of courage, friendship and community to save the day.

A thrilling and emotional debut YA novel-in-verse. Perfect for fans of Dean Atta and Manjeet Mann.Pen in one hand, on my wrist, a ticking clockI've got to make this work, just need a little luck...When fourteen-year-old music-lover Ronny's life gets messy, his mum decides they're moving out of London.In Norwich, as a Black teenager in a mostly white school, Ronny feels like a complete outsider. He tries his best to stay out of trouble, and keep his goal of becoming a rapper alive.But when a local poet comes into class, he opens Ronny's world to something new. Rap is like spoken word, lyrics equal poetry - and maybe the combination of both could be the key to Ronny's dreams?