Bøger af Brian Conaghan

Loan shark Chick Lennon is notorious round Sonny Gilmour's way, and not for anything good. So when Sonny discovers his mum has borrowed money from Chick to pay the rent, he finds himself in need of the quickest of get-rich quick schemes. With the help of best mate Jonah and quiet genius Carolina Swift, he hatches a plot - to pay back what Mum owes using Chick's own ill-gotten gains. It's not a fool-proof plan, and it's not helped by Sonny's Tourette's making him blurt out 'ROB CHICK LENNON!' at the top of his lungs every time things get dicey. But with his dad suffering from long Covid, and his mum already struggling to cope, Sonny knows it's down to him to keep his family out of Chick's clutches ...

Con is stuck in a world of gang violence, vendettas and personal tragedy. The lack of opportunities for him and the rest of his gang is all too apparent. He is desperate to find another life where he can experience happiness. When he stumbles upon the underworld of slam poetry, he senses a glimmer of hope, a hope that might just lead to his escape.

Twelve-year-old Anna's parents are going through a rough patch, but Anna can't let them split up. Not when it might mean living apart from Anto, her twin brother. Anto might be a boy, and he might not speak (except using Lego bricks), and he might carry a coat hanger about like it's his closest friend, but that doesn't stop the two of them being like peas in a pod. It's a twin thing, and nobody's going to separate them.So Anna hatches a plan: get the whole family on a plane to Italy. Her parents have always been happiest on holiday. How can they fail to fall back in love at a swanky hotel with an actual pool to swim in and everything! But when Anna discovers more about why her family has grown apart, suddenly a happy holiday in Italy seems about as likely as swimming on the moon .

Multi-award-winning author Brian Conaghan's first book for 10+ readers is a future classic brimming with humour and heartEven though I found him living in a house made of cardboard, Bruce is a massive legend. FACT. So this mine and Bruce's story. You don't have to believe it happened, but it did. All of it.Nobody at school can see past Lenny's size to the person within. So when lessons get too tough, Lenny always goes to his bench to think. At least there no one can see him. Then one day, midway through lobbing his empty can of Irn-Bru into the canal he's stopped by Bruce. Bruce lives in a cardboard home hidden away by the banks, and he doesn't approve of kids messing up his front lawn .But a bumpy start soon gives way to an unexpected friendship - and an epic road trip - that will change both of them for life ...

When a school tragedy happens, you probably lay the blame on society, the Internet, TV or violent films. Not many of you think it could be the parents' or the teachers' fault, do you? But then, is it? We all have our say, spout off opinions according to our view of the world. In this novel, too, they all have their say, but who's right?

Dylan Mint lider af Tourettes syndrom. Som om det ikke er svært nok at være 16 år, må han hver eneste dag kæmpe for at undertrykke tics, pinlige lyde, bandeord og sjofle udråb – og den snøftende, knurrende, savlende og gøende hund, der slipper løs, når Dylan bliver stresset eller presset. Men et rutinetjek på hospitalet ændrer alt.Lægen og Dylans mor hvisker noget sammen, som Dylan kun kan opfatte som en dødsdom: “Til marts vil livet, som han kender det, få en brat afslutning. De er nødt til at forberede ham på det uundgåelige.”Dylan skriver derfor en cool ting jeg skal gøre, før jeg kradser af-liste. Men efterhånden som han forsøger at opfylde de tre afskedsønsker på listen, går det op for ham, at ingenting er, som han troede.Pressen skriver:»Bogens kunststykke er, at læseren umærkeligt sluses så tæt ind på Dylan, at man til sidst næsten glemmer, at han er en dreng med Tourettes. Når hr. Hund bider er med andre ord en vedkommende og gennemhumanistisk bog, som vil kunne tale til og med mange elever i udskolingen.«– Lars Stubbe Arndal, Folkeskolen»Bogen er skrevet med humor og masser af sprogligt overskud […] Det er her, litteraturen (også) har sin helt store styrke: den kan vise os verden set med de andres øjne. Og verden set gennem Dylan Mints øjne er festlig, farlig og foruroligende, - men den er også humoristisk og fyldt med kærlighed og venskab.«– Bodil Christensen, bogbotten.dk»Det er en velskrevet, medrivende og tankevækkende bog, der giver læseren en god indsigt i et liv med tourette.«– Anette Grønholt Andersen, Børn & Bøger»Spændende, humoristisk og gribende ungdomsbog […] Det er en rigtig dejlig, nutidig ungdomsbog, som er både humoristisk og rørende […] Bogen kan absolut anbefales - både for emnets skyld og som en almindelig god ungdomsbog.«– Lone Rahbek Christensen, Lektør»Bogen persongalleri er fyldt med sjove karakterer; Amir, Tony taxachauffør, Michelle, Priya. Jeg kunne næsten lide dem allesammen, selv lærerteamet på Dylans skole.«(4/5 stjerner) – Boghunden»Den er fortalt i et hæsblæsende tempo, og jeg forestiller mig at det er præcist sådan det hele ser ud i Dylans verden. Der var flere gange hvor jeg lige måtte kigge op fra bogen og tage nogle dybe indåndinger. Pyha, ro på, Dylan! […] Det er en godt, velskrevet historie, der er meget anderledes end så meget andet ungdomslitteratur der er fremme lige nu - det er rart med et friskt pust!«– Line Dalbro Schaumann, minforestillingomhvadparadiser.blogspot.dk