Set in a rural secondary school, this is the hilarious story of a bunch of pupils who decide to pool their savings and set up a bank to lend money to their schoolmates. They have no trouble finding customers and before long they are rolling in cash. When they are asked by a pair of supersmart techy sisters to invest in their dating app, it looks like they can't possibly lose, and soon schoolmates want to deposit money with them as well. The whole thing starts to unravel all too soon when the app breaks down; a video project they have invested in involving performing piglets goes down the pan; and the local gangster family takes far too much interest in their doings. As the bank comes crashing down and the money starts to melt away, the lads are desperate to rescue their emergency stash, only to find that one of their group has cleverly hidden it in a not-so-clever place.

About the Author
Emma Quigley lives in Dublin with her partner and teenage son. By day she works as a freelance writer in the IT world, but by night she writes stories for children and scripts for television and theatre.

Reviews

'Breathless, high-stakes hijinks.'

* Kirkus Reviews *

'A high-concept read that's less financial primer and more cautionary tale.'

* Publishers Weekly *

A real strength in the book is the dialogue. It fizzes with energy, and Quigley rolls out typical teenage banter with a skill that makes it seem effortless. Each chapter bursts with imaginative characters, and draws on the reality of those school days where everyone of note has a nickname, often gleaned from a single event or trait that they will never be allowed to outgrow ... The similarities with the banking crisis are more than just plot-related. There is also the attitude of the participants, the greed and the apathy, that sense of forging onward without considering the consequences.

-- Daniel Seery * Dublin Inquirer *

Sharp, funny and fast-paced, Bank is the latest triumph from Little Island Books ... an original and remarkable debut

* Inis Magazine *


Awards
Winner of The Literacy Association of Ireland Children's Book Award 2019 (Ireland).



Book Information
ISBN 9781910411971
Author Emma Quigley
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Little Island
Publisher Little Island