Just Another Dead Boy

A high-stakes love and death romance set in a luxury resort by a multiple award-winning, Carnegie-shortlisted author: They Both Die at the End meets Romeo and Juliet meets The White Lotus.<BR><BR>DON'T FALL IN LOVE.<BR><BR>That's the only rule. <BR><BR>In this world, everyone knows their death date. If you're rich, you can check in to a resort to have the greatest final few weeks of your life, in five-star luxury.<BR><BR>Regan works at one of these resorts as a "Juliet". Her next client is Jude, who has a week to live. Regan's job is simple: make Jude feel as though he has found true love before he dies.<BR><BR>But when a fake romance starts to become something else, can they take on Fate together - before Jude's death date catches up with them?

*DOUBLE-WINNER KPMG CHILDREN'S BOOKS IRELAND AWARDS 2025*<BR>*SHORTLISTED YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2025*<BR>*LONGLISTED UKLA BOOK AWARD 2025*<BR>*A 2025 READ FOR EMPATHY BOOK*<BR>*SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2024*<BR><BR>"A fantastically clever novel" - Sarah Crossan<BR>"Everyone who loved Derry Girls, this is the book for you!" - Sarah Webb<BR>"Full of authentic humour, youthful hyperbole and hope" - Big Issue, Books of the Year 2024<BR>"A smart, deeply moving book" - The Irish Times<BR>"A beautifully written romance that pulls you in different directions" - Scotland on Sunday<BR>"Authentic humour and heartbreak" - The Sunday Times Ireland<BR><BR><BR>A bittersweet romance that takes a new look at teen pregnancy, the magic and mess of first relationships, and a young woman's right to choose her own future.<BR><BR>Beneath the New Year's Eve fireworks, shy science-nerd Mel and slacker songwriter Sid get pregnant on their first date. Any sixteen-year-olds would expect trouble - but this is Northern Ireland 2018, where abortion is still illegal. Mel's religious parents insist she must keep the baby, whilst Sid's feminist mum pushes for a termination.<BR><BR>Mel and Sid are determined to do this together, but they soon discover that pregnancy is totally different for boys and girls. When their relationship starts to fall apart under all the pressure, Mel finds herself feeling alone with the impossible dilemma of the Little Bang growing inside her.<BR><BR>"Deeply true. A book to press into the hands of others" - Deirdre Sullivan

Eine Nacht, die das Leben verändert.Die Teenager Mel und Sid aus Belfast könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein. Die schüchterne wissenschaftsbegeisterte Mel plant, theoretische Physik an der Universität Cambridge zu studieren. Sid, ein Faulenzer, missachtet Regeln, schwänzt den Unterricht und träumt davon, seine eigene Band zu gründen. Wie durch ein Wunder stoßen ihre Galaxien zusammen und sie verlieben sich.Unter dem Silvester-Feuerwerk wird Mel beim ersten Date schwanger. In einem einzigen Augenblick wird das Leben der beiden auf den Kopf gestellt. Plötzlich stehen sie vor schwierigen Entscheidungen - Entscheidungen, die durch die Erwartungen aller um sie herum noch komplizierter werden. Und - es ist 2018 und Abtreibung ist in Nordirland noch illegal.Auf der Shortlist für die Carnegie Medal for Writing 2025