Urban Grimshaw and the Shed Crew
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Urban Grimshaw and the Shed Crew is a non-fiction book by English writer Bernard Hare. It is an account of Britain's dispossessed youth and inner city wastelands.
Hare was on society's margins, living on a rough estate in Leeds, England and with a liking for drink and drugs - so he knew what life in the underclass was like in 1990s Britain. However, even he was shocked when he met Urban Grimshaw, an illiterate, glue-sniffing 12-year-old.
"If it's one of the functions of art to take you places and show you things you wouldn't otherwise have access to, then Urban Grimshaw is a masterpiece."[1]
[edit] Editions
- Hardback 2005, Sceptre ISBN 0-340-83734-9
- Paperback 2006, Sceptre ISBN 0-340-83735-7
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[edit] External links
- National Literacy Trust UK author profile
