Books with author Alan Gibbons

A comet shaped like a silver blade slashes the sky - Jem sees it as an omen of conflict and change, as the wheels of the Industrial Revolution gather speed. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. The Luddites are rioting. Everywhere there is talk of rebellion. When machinery is brought to the local mill Jem knows where his loyalties lie. And soon he finds himself caught up in a conflict which might destroy him and his family for ever. An exciting story of divided loyalties, by a million-copy-selling author.

It's tough for a Man U supporter when the girl of his dreams comes from a Liverpool-crazy family with three brothers. Especially when Liverpool has just won the match. Terry tries to get through while his mum and dad move on to separate lives, and his oldest friend turns away from him. He gets back together with Julie–but he learns that you never get 'closure': there's always another football season and always the next chapter in a relationship, but meanwhile things with Julie are enough to be going on with. This is Terry's diary–lighthearted, fast-paced, up to the minute, and totally believable.

Childhood friends Chris and Imran celebrate the Millenium as inseparable blood brothers, they are both seven years old. But by 2011 their lives have taken very different paths. One has joined the Army and served in Afghanistan, the other is a potential jihad recruit. They are no longer friends, and there are bitter wounds between them which remain unhealed. Will their childhood bond be strong enough to overcome an extremist plot? In a highly-charged, honest and life affirming story, told in flashback from both Chris and Imran's viewpoint, Alan Gibbon's cleverly explores the very real issue of terrorism that affects everyone today.

A fast-paced, tense thriller about gun crime in an inner city ganglandItch and Ethan are best friends. Together they dream of a better life for themselves, safe from the gangs that dominate their streets. But when Ethan's brother is charged with assault, violence soon seeps into the boys' lives—and their friendship. It only takes one desperate bargain and a shocking betrayal, and suddenly it is Itch staring down the barrel of a gun. This tense, absorbing thriller explores the complex issue of gun crime, and the far reaching consequences it can have.

GCSEs are over and 16-year-old Imogen is looking forward to a perfect, lazy English summer. But her world is turned upside down by three refugees, all hiding from life. Anthony is fourteen, already an outcast, bullied and shunned by his peers. Farid is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, who has traveled across continents seeking peace. And Gordon Craig is a bitter, lonely old man. She knows all of them, but she doesn't know how dangerous they are. Being part of their lives could cost Imogen her own. Supercharged with tension and drama, this novel explores what happens when the fabric of normality is ripped apart, exposing the terrifying dark beneath.