Wild East

Wild East is a powerful YA verse novel that follows fourteen-year-old Ronnys journey as he navigates a new city, culture, and school while pursuing his dream of becoming a rapper. With themes of resilience, friendship, discovery, and growth, the book has received praise from authors and readers alike.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

The soaring debut YA verse-novel by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds, Manjeet Mann, and Dean Atta, is a powerful story of resilience, friendship, discovery, and growth. When fourteen-year-old Ronnie's life is struck by tragedy, his mum decides it's finally time they move out of London. In his new city, as a Black teenager in a mostly white school, Ronnie feels like a complete outsider and struggles to balance keeping his head down with his ambition of becoming a rapper. But when a local poet comes into class, Ronnie discovers a world he's never considered before. Rap is like spoken word, bars equal poetry, and maybe the combination of both could be the key to achieving his dreams? This empowering verse novel announces the arrival of an exciting new talent in YA fiction - Waterstones.com. Praise for Wild East: "A powerful story of resilience, friendship, discovery, and growth" - Jeffrey Boakye, author of Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer "An amazing tale of self-reflection, acceptance, and achieving your greatest aspirations" - screenrant.com "Welcomes all types of readers... Hickson-Lovence has crafted a superb piece" - DD Armstrong, author of Ugly Dogs Don't Cry "Readers say: Although a YA novel, this is a book I think everyone should read. Wild East is an outstanding piece of work."

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 196 x 130 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241645444