In his mind, Ferran Burke is many things But to everyone else he is just one, Emile Burke's little brother and Emile is all about himself. Now Ferran is stepping into the new world of high school alone and needs to learn quickly how to survive. New allies. New enemies. New feelings. New passions.
A time capsule coming-of-age story spanning five years of one boy's life as he navigates the chaos trying to find himself. Friends. Fights. Family. Food. Playing with form and visuals throughout Stand Up Ferran Burke is a verse novel as unique as the boy at its heart.
'Steven Camden is a talented and exceptional wordsmith. Everything he writes is pure gold.' - Manjeet Mann Stand
'Ferren Burke is a funny, warm novel in verse from the CLiPPA award winning poet Steven Camden.' - Comic collector Vinyl connoiseur Air Jordan enthusiast
'A funny and warm coming-of-age verse novel from an acclaimed spoken word artist.' - UKLA
Author
About Steven Camden
Steven Camden is a leading spoken-word poet, performing as Polarbear. He also writes radio plays, teaches storytelling in schools, and was a lead artist for The Ministry of Stories. Tape is his first novel. When you read it, you will find this hard to believe. Everything All At Once is a collection of original poems for teenagers and is his first collection for Macmillan Children's Books.
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