num_pages: 400
description: Two teens fall in love with each other and heroin. Tar has reasons for running away from home that run deep and sour, whereas Gemma, with her middle-class roots firmly on show, has a deep-rooted lust for adventure. Their first hit brings bliss, the next despair.
language: English
title: Junk
titlecomplete: Junk
characters: Vonny, Jerry, Richard Hacket, Lily, David "Tar" Lawson, Skolly, Gemma Brogan, Sal
genres: Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Mental Health, Novels, Drama, Young Adult, Teen, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 20673
places: Bristol, England
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Puffin Modern Classics