Fife High is on fire.

Aaron Smith, the local bad boy, is arrested at the scene. He’s locked up by the end of the night, guilty until proven innocent. Only two people know the truth about what happened; Aaron and his little sister.

Aaron will do anything to save his sister, including going to prison without a trial. But then the pandemic comes to Scotland, and trials are cancelled.

Aaron finds himself locked up, in a lockdown, and no one is able to help him. Blood Red Sky is a story of love, loss, humour and hope and makes you wonder; what should we do with teenagers who cross the line?

Should we lock them up, or take time to find out the truth?for ideas that move people. With a focus on quality, clarity, and connection, we're here to help you make an impact that lasts.

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• Teenagers and prisoners have a bad reputation. Read it and see things from another perspective

• Youth crime is on the rise. Why? Read it and make your own mind up

• This book might make you think about who you vote for, why you vote for them, and what the implications of who you vote for actually are

• This book will show you the importance of everyday ordinary kindness to other human beings

• This book will teach you how expensive and wasteful tax money being spent on remand actually is

• This book will teach you about the high correlation between school exclusion and the prison population, and how the government has the power to do something about this

• It’s a great book (just ask Darren McGarvey or Graeme Armstrong (beam!)

• This book is new is completely original, there is nothing out there like it, and it’s set in a part of Scotland that needs championing. Let Fife be known for something wonderful, please!

• Who doesn’t love a chase scene set at the Links Market?

• This book has universal themes of love, grief, joy, hope, pain, family bonds and childhood

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‘A rising tide lifts all ships’

Masson, 2024

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