Losing It
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Andersen Press
Age 12+
Personal & Social Issues: Sexuality & Relationships
Melvin Burgess, Keith Gray, Patrick Ness, Anne Fine, Sophie McKenzie, Bali Rai, Jenny Valentine and Mary Hooper. Some of today's leading writers for teens are gathered here in a wonderful collection of original stories: some funny, some moving, some haunting but all revolving around the same subject - having sex for the first time!
You never forget your first time and you'll never forget this book!
Creators
Keith was born and brought up in Grimsby and knew from an early age that he wanted to be a writer. When he received 0% for his accountancy exams he decided to pursue his dream.
Since then, he has gone on to win the Angus Book Award and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize. He has twice been shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and was shortlisted for the Booktrust Teen Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Book Award. Rave reviews about his writing have appeared in every broadsheet. Keith was a judge for the Blue Peter Book Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Bookstrust Teen Prize and reviews regularly for the Guardian.
Keith is now a full-time writer living in Edinburgh.
Reviews
An inspired collection of stories…’Losing it’ has raw brutality, dark humour, poignancy and some startling writing from a stellar line up of authors.
The Bookseller
Funny, sad, crude, lyrical.
Lovereading
Subject matter with stylistic and thematic variety; witty, poignant, and clever.
Books for Keeps
Teenage literature can play a useful role when it comes to imparting felt knowledge rather than surface knowingness.
The Independent
(A) thought-provoking and well-crafted anthology.
INIS, Ireland
Losing your virginity explored by some top names. Chosen by The Bookseller as ‘One to watch’.
The Bookseller
Disparate, thoughtful, sweet and funny
The Bookbag
Book of the Month
Scottish Book Trust
There is something for every reader in this fine collection
armadillomagazine.com
Absolutely amazing. In just 200 pages you will laugh, cry, cringe and be shocked. Everyone should be able to gain something from this book… a great insight into the teenage mind.
Empire of Books
