Five Hundred Miles
By (Author) Kevin Brooks
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
25th May 2016
5th May 2016
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
120
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 12mm
740g
For brothers Cole and Ruben it's another rainy morning in the badlands of East London, selling dodgy paperwork for even dodgier motors. But arriving in a grimy pub on their latest errand, the brothers stumble across a trio of gangsters, a hot young girl and a monkey in a cage - and their entire day is knocked off course. They soon find themselves fleeing in a hot-wired car, girl and chattering monkey in tow, surrounded by police. Their final destination: Oban, five hundred miles north, where they hope to find sanctuary.
Kevin Brooks was born in Exeter, Devon. After finishing school, he moved to London to try and become a rock star. Kevin had many interesting and unusual day jobs - working in a zoo, a crematorium and a post office - before turning his hand to what he does best: writing hardhitting and utterly compelling teen fiction. He has won awards for his brilliant novels, most notably the recent Carnegie winner, The Bunker Diary.