In this dazzling debut novel, a pregnant teen learns the meaning of friendshipfrom the boy who pretends to be her babys father. After graduating from trinity college cambridge, she became a book editor at usborne, working on the bestselling sticker dolly dressing and things to make and do series. Trouble is one of best books released on 2014 containing 384 pages, this book written by non pratt whom known as an author and have wrote many interesting books with great story telling. It feels as if ive been waiting for this book my entire yareading life. A lot of authors, programmes and the such like tend to either push the issue under the rug or tone the issue down, non doesnt. Once upon a time shed be the first person id call now shes just the first person in my phone book. Trouble is a book with so much heart in it, so much love, and so much respect for the characters didyoueverstoptothink pratt has done well to create an original story that will force you to ask some hard questions of yourself in a book filled with a brilliant cast of characters. All i really knew about it was the blurb its a contemporary ya novel about a fifteen year old girl who gets pregnant and a friend of hers offers to pretend to be the father. Story 55 this book has several significant themes family, grief, bullying, sex and pregnancy of course, and growing up but at its heart, its really a story about friendship, and i think that that makes it incredibly relatable. If you have a mooch about, youll find information about me, my books and my school events. Trouble isbn 9781442497726 pdf epub non pratt ebook ebookmall. Non pratt started her career working on nonfiction activity books at usborne, before becoming an editor at catnip publishing. Aug 28, 2014 4 trouble by non pratt ive been promoting this book every chance i get because its the most raw, uncesored and honest ya contemporary ive come across, and i love that its so authentic and shuns the sugarcoating in many contemporaries. Trouble received critical acclaim, shortlisting for the ya book prize, the branford boase award and longlisting for the carnegie medal.
After graduating from trinity college cambridge, non pratt became a nonfiction editor at usborne, working on the bestselling sticker dolly dressing and the things to make and do series before moving across to fiction. I can feel the heat on my back, his legs as they curl into the curve made by mine. Told in alternating perspectives between hannah and aaron, trouble is the story of two teenagers helping each other to move forward in the wake of tragedy and. She has been running the list at catnip publishing since 2009. It was full of engaging and lovable characters, fantastic plots and subplots and was just a book that really pulled me in. Trouble by non pratt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I think it must be impossible to not enjoy trouble the book nook standout. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.
After graduating from trinity college cambridge, non pratt became a book editor at usborne, working on the bestselling sticker dolly dressing and things to make and do series. She has also written remix and unboxed and truth or dare. Trouble by non pratt the little contemporary corner. For some reason, that i dont know, it never got on to the site. Overall, trouble was an entertaining read that i found both funny and sad. Aug 15, 2014 non pratt is a genius, no doubt about it. Trouble by non pratt about the book when the entire high school finds out that hannah shepard is pregnant via her exbest friend, she has a fullon meltdown in her backyard. Mar 28, 2019 trouble started out incredibly slow, taking more pages than ill usually give a book before i was interested and invested in the story, but im glad i stuck it out. Non pratt is the author of the acclaimed trouble and remix.
Non pratt grew up in teesside and now lives in london. Metro non pratt is a writer to watch the guardian a leading name in uk ya literature the. Her debut novel trouble shortlisted for the ya book prize and the branford boase award, with rights sold to the usa, germany and brazil. Trouble by non pratt is a bold and touching story that centres around the pregnancy of hannah shepard a fifteen year old with a reputation for being promiscuous. I dont cry reading books, though this book brought me to the edge of crying. Non lives in london with her husband and smallish child, and trouble.
Fifteen, pregnant and desperate to avoid revealing the fathers identity, hannah is eager to allow aaron, the new guy at school, to pose as the babys daddy. This acclaimed book by non pratt is available at in several formats for your ereader. All in all, not a bad way to spend a rainy afternoon, but im not sure yet if ill be picking up any more of non pratt s books. Feb 19, 2014 in which rosianna reads trouble by non pratt and talks about realistic issues fiction. Friendship, betrayal, lust, and love are recurring themes in u. A smart, touching and funny contemporary young adult book from an extraordinary new talent one of the most talked about debuts of the year pratt s characters are ribachingly funny, outrageous and entirely true to life. Non pratt does a great job at addressing a very important issue teenage pregnancy and she doesnt hold back. Pratts prose is casual, effortless, not too flashy, as she tackles her subject in a funny and nonjudgemental way. Trouble by non pratt has gotten me back on the book bandwagon so to speak. Jul 30, 2015 trouble, as you can probably tell from the excellently designed cover, is about pregnancy. Ive only ever read one book that deals with this topic before, someone like you by sarah dessen, and i think i was a little too young to appreciate it. Its obvious from the start he has a dark past and that his parents have sacrificed a lot to get him away from it so he can live a normal happy life.
Jun 10, 2014 trouble by non pratt, 9781442497726, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In which rosianna reads trouble by non pratt and talks about realistic issues fiction. Trouble by non pratt, 9781442497733, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Aaron tyler, a transfer student and the only boy who doesnt seem to want to get into hannahs pants. Goodreads author amazon trouble, as you can probably tell from the excellently designed cover, is about pregnancy. Trouble was published by walker books ltd on 6 march 2014.
I didnt think id like the book, but i was pleasantly surprised of what i read. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Non pratt website, twitter non pratt started her career working on non fiction activity books at usborne, before becoming an editor at catnip publishing. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. But it definitely was an engaging book that i could pick up and put down amongst doing work and housework. Non pratt started her career working on non fiction activity books at usborne, before becoming an editor at catnip publishing.
I really hope that non pratt writes more fantastic novels and i would actually quite like a sequel to trouble. Once i got to the point hannah realizes shes pregnant i found myself wanting to know how things end. Then i remembered trouble, also by non pratt and expected to find an earlier post about that brilliant volume. She dresses to tease and unabashedly enjoys the pleasure of. After graduating from trinity college cambridge, non pratt became a non fiction editor at usborne working on many bestselling series before moving across to fiction. Teenage fiction has gone from strength to strength in the 22 years since berlie doherty won the carnegie with her groundbreaking book dear.
About the book when the entire high school finds out that hannah shepard is pregnant via her exbest friend, she has a fullon meltdown in her backyard. This was the style of book i needed to get me out of my reading slump. This is the website for non pratt, writer of books for teenminded humans. At the beginning of the book you feel like every choice he makes is either to please his parents or to punish himself. Her one unassailable prohibition is no sex without a condom. Trouble by non pratt is a bold and touching story that centres around the pregnancy of hannah shepard a fifteen year old with a reputation for being. Trouble started out incredibly slow, taking more pages than ill usually give a book before i was interested and invested in the story, but im glad i stuck it out. She dresses to tease and unabashedly enjoys the pleasure of sex. Trouble isbn 9781442497726 pdf epub non pratt ebook. She lives in london with her husband and smallish child and writes full time. This is non pratt s debut book and i dont doubt that it is going to do amazingly. The sigh she lets out sounds as if shes so tired of talking to me that any more words will drain her completely. Trouble by non pratt 9781406347692paperback lovereading.
Non truly fleshes out her characters and plot lines. Trouble by non pratt childrens books romance at the works. Trouble by non pratt, 9781442497726, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this dazzling debut novel, a pregnant teen learns the meaning of friend. I dont want to call this an easy read because i think that sounds patronising. A smart, touching and funny contemporary young adult book from an extraordinary new talent one of the most talked about debuts of the year pratts characters are ribachingly funny, outrageous and entirely true to life. Feb 17, 2014 trouble was my most anticipated novel of 2014 and so i was very excited when i was gifted a copy from the lovely debbie at snuggling on the sofa. May 16, 2015 trouble was published in 2014, and is non pratts debut novel. Use the contact form if youre interested in booking me for an event, or ask me questions about books. A girl who takes protection seriously, hannah can only remember one occasion when she didnt, a secret that could have damaging consequences. Alternating narratives explore the private motivations of two teens brought together by crisis and the pairs developing friendship. I guessed the twists but still thought they were very interesting and really added to the story. Trouble book by non pratt official publisher page simon.
Ive only ever read one book that deals with this topic before, someone like you by sarah dessen, and. About me after working several years as an editor in childrens publishing, i became a fulltime author when my debut young adult novel was published in 2014. It was seeing her at yalc and hearing her talking about this book and just herself in general that made me want this book and want is bad, and as soon as the panel was. Sarah haywood, age this book was really funny, touching and talked about friendship.
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