Burning
By (Author) Danielle Rollins
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
22nd June 2016
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
249g
Chilling new YA, perfect for fans of Orange is the New Black and Stephen King. After three years in juvie, Angela Davis is just three months shy of release. Shell finally see her little brother again. And shell get the hell out of the pit that is Brunesfield Correctional Facility. But then Jessica arrives Shes young, only ten years old, and shes brought to Brunesfield in shackles under the highest security possible. She doesnt speak and is placed in the segregation ward. No one knows what she did to end up there. But there are plenty of rumours. Soon creepy things begin to happen to Angela and her friends that can only be traced to the new girl's arrival and it becomes clear that Jessica is more dangerous than anyone ever expected ...
Danielle Rollins has won numerous awards for her fiction and non-fiction, and earned a 2009 Pushcart Prize nomination for her short story, Drive. She's the author of The Merciless under the pseudonym Danielle Vega, and Burning is her debut under her own name. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends far too much money on vintage furniture and leather boots. www.daniellerollins.com @dvegabooks