Furious Thing

Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper and behave herself. She wants these things so badly she determines to swallow her anger and make her family proud. But pushing fury down doesn't make it disappear. Instead, it simmers below the surface waiting to erupt. A masterful story exploring emotional abuse the ways women are manipulated by men.

Lexi's angry. And it's getting worse. If only she could stop losing her temper, her step-father would accept her, her mum would love her again, and her step-brother would return her feelings. She wants these things so badly, she tries to push her fury down.But it isn't easy. Her rage is there for a reason. And if she stays quiet - she might just lose herself . . .

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Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award and Young Adult Book Prize. One of the Sunday Times' Best Children's Books of the Year. FURIOUS THING roars with justifiable anger at an unfair world, as one girl fights to claim back the spaces that belong to her and battles to be heard...