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Smack
Smack
Author: Melvin Burgess
Gemma:"My parents are incompetent. They haven't got a clue..." — Tar: "I know it sounds stupid, but it was like the flowers had come out for Gemma..." Lily: "They did everything they could to pin me down... my mum, my dad, school..." Rob:"We stood for a while breathing big long breaths of air. It was cold and pure... You could feel it inside you,...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780380732234
ISBN-10: 0380732238
Publication Date: 5/1/1999
Pages: 304
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 132 ratings
Publisher: HarperTempest
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"A searing account of two young runaways' descent into heroin addiction and their faltering climb back out... WILL LEAVE AN INDELIBLE MARK ON ALL WHO READ IT."
-Publishers Weekly
Brookie avatar reviewed Smack on + 30 more book reviews
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Great Easy to read book. Shows the truth about addiction and what it does to you and those close to you
murder101 avatar reviewed Smack on
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A mixed up buch of junkies living in England,I found it to be a quick read and enjoyed the english slang.great if you like these kinds of stories.Good Chacters
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This book is very intense. I loved it, to be honest. It presents drug use in a realistic light, and it has a very intense feel to it. I was definitely captivated by this book. I also very much like this author.
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I thought this book was great, it relates some of the things that adolescents go through, and explains extreme hardships of teenage drug users.
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I liked this book a lot when I was younger! Really good read.
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Great book!!! About a teen that get into dangerous situations!!
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Run away teenagers in England
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This book helps one to see addiction from the eyes of the addict. What is so compelling, why they can't stop. If you know an addict this is a story to read to hear the story from the inside out. Very interesting. Could not put it down.
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a character portrait of two young british junkies.


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