"This is a gobsmackingly good book. You read the back and think 'boring!' but trust me it's not. It's one of the best books I've ever read and I've read a lot!"
"Melvin Burgess is one of the few authors who seems to genuinely understand what teenagers are about. Junk is an superb example. It tells the tale of teenage heroin abuse without holding anything back."
"God, this book is funny. I think it's funnier for adults than teens because some of the references are a little historical now, but still very, very funny. Destined to be the next Adrian Mole."
"This story works really, really well. It's an original and powerful tale about a boy sent to a juvenile detention camp (but it's got nothing to do with social satire). They've also made it into a film"
