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|title=Dead Ends
|author=Erin Lange
|publisher=Faber & Faber
|date=February 2014
|amazonukaznuk=<amazonuk>0571308821</amazonuk>|amazonusaznus=<amazonus>B00GQDKBNG</amazonus>|website=|videocover=0571308821
|summary=A really great friendship between two unlikely mates is the centrepiece of this excellent book. Well worth reading.
}}
'''Shortlisted for the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize: Best Book for Teens'''
Dane is a rebel who's close to getting kicked out of a school; Billy D is the new kid in town. One of Dane's few rules of behaviour is that he won't hit kids in special ed, so Billy D figures hanging around with someone tough who won't hit him is a good idea - although it's not that easy to convince Dane of this. He really needs to, though, because he has a puzzle to solve and Dane could be the perfect person to help him.
It's also got an unpredictable, and really brilliantly written, climax. Overall this is a high recommendation for all fans of contemporary teen novels.
I think fans of Lange would also like Keren David, who deals with some equally tough issues. Her most recent, [[Salvage by Keren David|Salvage]], is excellent. We also have a review of Lange's [[The Chaos of Now by Erin Lange|The Chaos of Now]].{{amazontext|amazon=0571308821}}{{amazonUStext|amazon=B00GQDKBNG}}
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