Barrington Stoke Teen: The Fall Award-winning author/illustrator

Every word sweats in this taut, brutal tale of bullies and peer pressure. Crazy teachers. Crazy kids. In a school like Mog’s, you can’t let a weakling drag you down… Mog isn’t exactly what you’d call socially gifted, clinging to the social fringe by a fine thread. Luckily, a friendship with the more popular Chris serves as Mog’s paddle in this social creek. That is, until Chris befriends total loser Duffy, wrecking Mog’s fragile social status…. A shocking story with knock-out impact – and it’s dyslexic friendly.

• Anthony won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for Henry Tumour

• He has twice been longlisted for the Carnegie Medal

• Uses simple words to tell a fully rounded story

• Built-in dyslexia support and help for struggling readers

Interest age: Teen. Reading age: 8.