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A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system from award-winning author Patrice Lawrence. What happens if you're a girl who doesn't say sorry? Charlene Yewless loves knitting. The only thing she loves more than knitting is her little sister, Kandi, whom she hasn't seen since their mum died. When the special blanket she's knitting for Kandi is destroyed by her foster mum’s son, Charlene loses it. She stabs him in the hand with her knitting needle and finds herself sitting in a police cell. Can she find a way to say sorry when her freedom and her future are at stake? A powerful and heart-rending exploration of a teenager’s journey through grief, rage and getting caught in the criminal justice system from award-winning author Patrice Lawrence. Winner of the 2023 Little Rebels Award and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Charlene is a demon knitter. It’s the only thing she enjoys and the only thing she believes she’s really good at. So when her foster mum’s son destroys her latest creation, Charlene loses it and stabs him in the hand with her knitting needle. It damages a nerve and she gets sucked into the criminal justice system for assault. Charlene's not sorry and she’s never apologised to anyone in her life. But people keep telling her that if she says sorry, they’ll go easier on her. Can she bring herself to say it and not mean it when her freedom’s at stake? Particularly suitable for children aged 13+ with a reading age of 8.

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Patrice Lawrence (Auteur) - Verschenen op 05/05/2022 bij Penguin Random House USA