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Knight Crew
- Author: Nicky Singer
- Category: Fiction Young Adult
- Publisher: CB editions
- Pub date: 30 September 2009
- Length: 272 pages
About Knight Crew
A story for this generation… written with love, passion and intelligence
- Benjamin Zephaniah
After a gang feud claims its first life, violence escalates. But then the prophetic words of a strange old baglady start to come true, and Art and the girl he loves have one chance to make good, one chance to bring honour and peace to a murderous world. Fierce, tender and unflinching, Knight Crew breathes the passions of ancient legend into a contemporary wasteland - passions that can either create or destroy.
About the Author
Nicky has written four novels for adults, two books of non-fiction and five works for young people. Her first children’s novel, FEATHER BOY, won the Blue Peter ‘Book of the Year’ Award and is published in 28 countries. It has also been adapted for TV (winning a BAFTA for Best Children’s Drama) and commissioned by the National Theatre as a musical with lyrics by Don Black and music by Debbie Wiseman. Nicky’s other novels for young people include: DOLL, THE INNOCENT’S STORY and GEMX. KNIGHT CREW is her most recent novel.
March 2010 sees the Glyndebourne premiere of a full-length operatic version of Knight Crew with a libretto by Nicky and music by Julian Philips. This is the first time Glyndebourne have ever commissioned an opera from a teen novel and the making of the show is being filmed by the BBC for a three-part documentary series to be presented by Gareth Malone.