... has a boyfriend, Tar, who is a victim of drunken child abuse. Set in Northern (and Conservative) England, the two adolescents decide to bravely start their own lives - together - and run away. "Chasing the dragon it's like Chinese magic that smoke coils about in your veins and you feel better than anyone else ever did," (Burgess 150). Some people deal with stress with ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School