num_pages: 293
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: Smack
titlecomplete: Smack
characters: Richard Hacket, David "Tar" Lawson, Lily, Jerry, Skolly, Sal, Gemma Brogan, Vonny
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Drama, Mental Health, Teen, Young Adult, Romance, Novels, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 20672
places: Bristol, England
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: HarperTempest