Kill All Enemies by Melvin Burgess

The Blurb On The Back:

Everyone says fourteen-year-old Billie is nothing but trouble.
A fighter. A danger to her family and friends.
But her care worker sees someone different.

Her classmate Rob is big, strong.
He can take care of himself and his brother.
But his violent stepdad sees someone to humiliate.

And Chris is struggling at school.
He just doesn’t want to be there.
But his dad sees a useless no-hoper.

Billie, Rob and Chris each have a story to tell.
But there are two sides to every story, and the question is … who do you believe?

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The Verdict:

Melvin Burges’s YA novel is a strong contemporary tale of teens whose behaviour would normally make society write them off. Although it wears its politics on its sleeve, by looking at the reasons for their behaviour, he makes a strong case for re-evaluating so-called ‘problem teens’. For this reason, I found it an absorbing read that’s well worth a look.