Hate - Softcover

Alan Gibbons is a former schoolteacher and the author of An Act of Love, The Demon Assassin, and Witch Breed. He has won many awards and has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

Some books can change the world for the better - this is one of them -- Natasha Harding * The Sun * Some books can change the world for the better -- this is one of them. All young people should be advised to read it. * The Sun * A gritty, hard-hitting novel about tolerance and forgiveness ... an emotional, powerful read * School Librarian * Alan Gibbons should be praised for not holding back. * Book Angel Booktopia * Realistic down to the bone, this gritty novel will stay with you for a good while * Snuggling on the Sofa * A very tense, riveting and compelling read. * Books and Writers JNR * It only becomes more so when you know it's based on the real-life tragic murder of Sophie Lancaster, and Gibbons doesn't pull any punches. * THE BOOK BAG * Alan Gibbons understands school life very well and all the seething tensions that affect everyone in it. * Hack Writers * Hate needs to be read. * Read A Raptor * This is one of Gibbon's best...a hard-hitting, deeply moving thriller about contemporary society -- The Bookseller * The Bookseller * Very few authors would have the expertise to so beautifully capture such difficult emotions without making the novel an explicit one. * THE GUARDIAN *