Home Girl: or The Miseducation of Naomi Brisset (Crongton, Band 4)

'An author with great talent and great heart' David Almond

'A major voice in British children's literature' S F Said

'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 maybe a bit. This time next year you'll forget who I am. I haven't got a diddly where I'll be by then. But I'm used to it'

New from the winner of the Guardian Children's Book Award: Home Girl is the story of Naomi, a teenage girl growing up fast (far too fast) in the care system. It sheds light on an unsettling life - and the consequences that can follow when children are treated like pawns on a family chessboard.

Home Girl is fast-paced and funny, tender, tragic and full of courage. It is award-winning author Alex Wheatle's most moving and personal novel to date.