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Five Hundred Miles

By Kevin Brooks
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Two brothers take off in a stolen car with a mysterious girl in this tense road-movie story, shot through with playful hopefulness and all the hallmarks of a classic Kevin Brooks.

For brothers Cole and Ruben it is another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even dodgier motors. But arriving in a grimy pub on their latest errand, they stumble across a trio of gangsters, a beautiful young girl and a monkey in a cage. Their entire day is knocked off course as they find themselves fleeing in a hot-wired car, with the girl and chattering monkey in tow, surrounded by police. Their final destination is Oban, five hundred miles north, where they hope to find sanctuary.
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Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

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Two boys wheel-and-deal their way through life in the murky backstreets of East London. But how will the boys cope when confronted with a girl gunslinger and a monkey in a cage? Tense and artmospheric drama with the threat of violence never far away.

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Two brothers take off in a stolen car with a mysterious girl in this tense road-movie story, shot through with playful hopefulness and all the hallmarks of a classic Kevin Brooks.


For brothers Cole and Ruben it's another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even dodgier motors. But arriving in a grimy pub on their latest errand, the brothers stumble across a trio of gangsters, a beautiful young girl and a monkey in a cage – and their entire day is knocked off course. They soon find themselves fleeing in a hot-wired car, girl and chattering monkey in tow, surrounded by police. Their final destination: Oban, five hundred miles north, where they hope to find sanctuary.

Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781125403

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 210g

Pages: 120

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Fiction Kevin Brooks Young Adult

About the Author

Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter, Devon. After finishing school, he moved to London to try and become a rock star. Kevin had many interesting and unusual jobs - working in a zoo, a crematorium and a post office - before turning his hand to what he does best: writing hard-hitting and utterly compelling teen fiction. He has won awards for his brilliant novels, most notably Carnegie winner, The Bunker Diary.

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