Needle

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.Charlene is a demo ...

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.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