num_pages: 80
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 : Play: Adapted for the Stage
titlecomplete: Junk : Play: Adapted for the Stage
characters: Gemma Brogan, David "Tar" Lawson, Jerry, Sal, Skolly, Vonny, Richard Hacket, Lily
genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Drama, Mental Health, Romance, Novels
ratings_count: 20673
places: Bristol, England
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Methuen Drama