Awards

• Nominated for Carnegie Medal 2018 (UK)
• Nominated for CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 (UK)
• Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 (UK)

Overview

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018 Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2018 Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 In three years I will be able to vote and I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email, which was such a tiny thing but look what happened. Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother, who died when she was a baby. She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny and his boyfriend Nick in the east end of London. Now the area is threatened by a bomber who has been leaving explosive devices in supermarkets. It is only a matter of time before a bomb goes off. Against this increasingly fearful backdrop, Alena seeks to discover more about her past, while Danny takes a job working for a controversial politician. As her family life implodes, and the threat to Londoners mounts, Alena starts getting into trouble. Then she does something truly rebellious. A searing, heartbreaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Lisa Williamson, Jenny Downham and Sarah Crossan.

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I loved it, so much so that as soon as I finished I started reading it again. Completely brilliant -- Keren David, author of Salvage I couldn't put Troublemakers down. It's a real page-turner, with utterly believable characters who are all trying to do their best. Barter is a fresh, exciting new voice, and I can't wait to see what she does next. -- Susin Nielsen I think it's really brilliant and I absolutely loved it - the voice is terrific. I hope it's loved as much as Jenny Downham's Unbecoming. -- Aoife Walsh, author of Too Close To Home

I loved it, so much so that as soon as I finished I started reading it again. Completely brilliant -- Keren David, author of Salvage I couldn't put Troublemakers down. It's a real page-turner, with utterly believable characters who are all trying to do their best. Barter is a fresh, exciting new voice, and I can't wait to see what she does next. -- Susin Nielsen 'I think it's really brilliant and I absolutely loved it - the voice is terrific. I hope it's loved as much as Jenny Downham's Unbecoming. -- Aoife Walsh, author of Too Close To Home

I loved it, so much so that as soon as I finished I started reading it again. Completely brilliant -- Keren David, author of Salvage I couldn't put Troublemakers down. It's a real page-turner, with utterly believable characters who are all trying to do their best. Barter is a fresh, exciting new voice, and I can't wait to see what she does next. -- Susin Nielsen I think it's really brilliant and I absolutely loved it - the voice is terrific. I hope it's loved as much as Jenny Downham's Unbecoming. -- Aoife Walsh, author of Too Close To Home A sparky and timely coming-of-age tale about politics, activism & morality Katherine Woodfine Politics and the personal combine in a thoughtful, well-told and moving story -- Andrea Reece Lovereading4Kids A stunning and exciting addition to the UKYA market. -- Kirsty O'Connor Overflowing Library Fierce and emotional -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller A rich, real teen voice and a gripping plot Sarah Webb Troublemakers is an affirmation; a defiance, but it's also somehow more than that... It's about family, forgiveness, foolishness, love. The shape of people. The mistakes of people. The love. Did You Ever Stop to Think blog

Author Information

Catherine Barter grew up in Warwickshire, and then lived in Norwich for ten years, where she worked in a library, a bookshop, and for an organisation campaigning for the rights of garment workers. After gaining a PhD in American literature, she ditched academia for the lucrative world of independent bookselling. Currently she lives in East London and co-manages Housmans, a radical independent bookshop in King’s Cross.

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