Caught on Camera
Children & Young Adult, Young Adult, YA Age 14+, YA Social Issues
One minute Becca was Fabian's girlfriend, the next she's dumped him. In his frustration Fabian gets blind drunk at a party, and takes his revenge on Becca, who's also pretty drunk, by taking photos of her fast asleep, half naked. Then, without really thinking about it, he sends the photos to lots of people using his mobile phone. The next morning, when he realises what he has done, it's far too late. Almost everyone at school has the photos on their phone by now and Fabian gets dragged into all sorts of dodgy dealings involving blackmail, abuse and degrading phone videos.…
Hans-Jörg-Martin-Award 2009 (Crime Novel Award for Children and YA titles)
Teenage mobile phone crime and binge drinking - a contentious and up-to-the minute novel for young adults.
Christian Linker, born in 1975, studied theology in Bonn and worked in politics before dedicating himself fully to writing. His novels, which always grapple with controversial themes, have received numerous awards.
One minute Becca was Fabian's girlfriend, the next she's dumped him. In his frustration Fabian gets blind drunk at a party, and takes his revenge on Becca, who's also pretty drunk, by taking photos of her fast asleep, half naked. Then, without really thinking about it, he sends the photos to lots of people using his mobile phone. The next morning, when he realises what he has done, it's far too late. Almost everyone at school has the photos on their phone by now and Fabian gets dragged into all sorts of dodgy dealings involving blackmail, abuse and degrading phone videos.…
Hans-Jörg-Martin-Award 2009 (Crime Novel Award for Children and YA titles)
Teenage mobile phone crime and binge drinking - a contentious and up-to-the minute novel for young adults.