Alex Wheatle

  • 5 stars across 11 books
Alex Wheatle is the best-selling author of several books including the modern classic Brixton Rock, and the multi-award winning Crongton series. He was awarded an MBE for his services to literature in 2008, has been twice nominated for the Carnegie Medal, and has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
17th August 2023

A Crongton Story: In The Ends: Book 4

WELCOME TO CRONGTON - where your loyalties and wits will be tested ...Things have been quiet in South Crongton. It's bee... MoreA Crongton Story: In The Ends: Book 4

(9 reviews) Review
1st October 2020

Cane Warriors

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award Winner of the Young Quills Historical Fiction Award Shortli... MoreCane Warriors

(5 reviews) Review
4th October 2018

Kerb-Stain Boys: The Crongton Broadway Robbery

A sharp, witty and heartfelt tale of the ups and downs of teenage life from multi-award-winning Alex Wheatle. ... MoreKerb-Stain Boys: The Crongton Broadway Robbery

(1 review) Review
7th January 2021

The Humiliations of Welton Blake

Hilarity follows disaster in this sharp-witted tale of the trials of pre-teen life, from award-winning and critically ac... MoreThe Humiliations of Welton Blake

(1 review) Review
17th August 2023

Home Girl

'This isn't my home. Haven't had a proper home since ...This is just somewhere I'll be resting my bones for a week and ... MoreHome Girl

(1 review) Review
17th May 2018

Home Boys

Four friends decide to run away from the horror of their everyday lives in a children's home in the English countryside.... MoreHome Boys

(0 reviews) Review
3rd February 2022

Kemosha of the Caribbean

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 'A vivid and powerful story ... Another tour de force by Alex Wheatle, a ... MoreKemosha of the Caribbean

(0 reviews) Review
17th August 2023

A Crongton Story: Straight Outta Crongton: Book 3

***Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize***WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Round these ... MoreA Crongton Story: Straight Outta Crongton: Book 3

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17th August 2023

A Crongton Story: Liccle Bit: Book 1

WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... What's worse than hiding a secret? Liccle Bit's abo... MoreA Crongton Story: Liccle Bit: Book 1

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