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Crying wolf
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- Book Synopsis
- Joey's stepdad, Vinnie, ran away from Dublin over a year ago. Now he's back, and everyone wants to know if he's still a wolf. Joey wants to believe Vinnie has given up his dodgy ways and returned to be near his family. But he's in no hurry to meet him. With his girlfriend going to Trinity College and his new start living with his aunt, Joey is trying to move on. But fate doesn't sit on a fence and Joey will have to confront his own painful past and the role his stepdad played in it.
- About The Author
- James Butler's background is in education and drama. He holds an MPhil in Creative Writing from Trinity College Dublin. For many years he taught in a school in Tallaght, setting up a theatre group who went on to write plays performed in the Civic Theatre. In 2005 his fi rst play for children, Stuck in the Mud, was nominated for an Irish Times Theatre Award. In 2011 his play for teenagers The Teen Commandments was included in the Trinity College London Anthology of Award Winning Plays. In 2016 his radio play The Carpet Clown was produced by RTÉ Drama On One as part of The PJ O'Connor Awards. His latest play, Scattered, explores the transition made by children from primary school to secondary, and was performed in Clonmel in 2018.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781915071507
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Little Island Books, (31 October 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 273
- Weight
- 256 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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