Bloomsbury presents Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. by Malcolm Duffy, read by Ross Adams.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
WORLD BOOK NIGHT TITLE 2019.
- and many more.
'It was the day the clocks went back. That's when I decided to kill him.'
Humorous and heartbreaking debut novel with the fresh, funny, honest voice of a 14-year-old Geordie lad recounting the trials and tribulations of family life and finding first love.
Danny's mam has a new boyfriend. Initially, all is good - Callum seems nice enough, and Danny can't deny he's got a cool set up; big house, fast car, massive TV, and Mam seems to really like him.
But cracks begin to show, and they're not the sort that can be easily repaired. As Danny witnesses Mam suffer and Callum spiral out of control he goes in search of his dad. The Dad he's never met. Set in Newcastle and Edinburgh, this supremely readable coming-of-age drama tackles domestic violence head on, but finds humour and hope in the most unlikely of places.
ME MAM. ME DAD. ME.
WINNER SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019, YA CATEGORY.
WINNER REDBRIDGE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED WATERSTONE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2019.
SHORTLISTED BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARD 2019.
LONGLISTED BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2019.
NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE PRIZE 2019.
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Geordie Malcolm Duffy now lives in Surrey. His debut, Me Mam. Me Dad. Me. was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children-s Book Prize, and, alongside Sofa Surfer and Read Between the Lies, has won and been shortlisted for multiple regional awards. All four of his books have been Sunday Times Children's Books of the Week. @malcolmduffyUK malcolmduffy.com