Sugar Rush

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This article is about the novel Sugar Rush. For the TV Show based on the novel see the Sugar Rush (TV series) article. For the Food Network TV show Sugar Rush, see the article for Sugar Rush (Food Network). For the article on the single by the A*Teens, see Sugar Rush (A*Teens). For the "sugar rush" effect, see the sugar article.

Sugar Rush

Author	Julie Burchill
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Macmillan Children's Book
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-330-41583-2

Sugar Rush is Julie Burchill's first novel aimed at teenagers, published in 2004. It charts the progress of Kim Lewis as she is forced to leave her posh high school and attend the infamous local comprehensive, Ravendene. This coincides with a fight with her best friend, Zoe "Saint" Clements, leading to her making friends with Ravendene's "Top Girl": Maria "Sugar" Sweet. Eventually, Kim falls for Sugar, Sugar falls into bed with Kim, and the friendship takes on an ever-more intense nature that eventually turns tragic.

The book has been praised as a frank and well-written account of teenage trials and tribulations. It contains some explicit content.

[edit] Sequel

A sequel to Sugar Rush is planned for release in 2007. It is titled Sweet and is reputed to concentrate on the point of view of the character Sugar as opposed to Kim from the first book.

Amazon.co.uk has an outline of the content of Sweet:

Some people tread water all their lives. Not me I'm gonna make a big splash. I could see myself living the good life, chasing the sun ...feet up, glass in hand, no worries. Sweet. After a short stay at Her Majesty's pleasure, Maria Sweet, aka Sugar, is back. Her husband may have done a runner, taking their daughter with them, but at least she has a plan: get a job, get some cash and get the hell out of Brighton. And somewhere out there in the big bad world is Kim Lewis, who might just be the Love of Sugar's Life after all. Course, Sugar's not about to settle for a soul-sucking McJob, instead she's landed a stint as a model for local fashion designers Agnew & Bagshawe. But when she discovers they've used her not so much as a muse but to amuse, she's hell-bent on vengeance and that can only lead to chaos ...Sugar is as defiant and outrageous as ever in this riotous sequel to "Sugar Rush", Burchill's bestselling teen novel.