On this page you can purchase paperback copies of Activist by Louisa Reid, with a Bristol Teen Book Awards special discount of 15%.

Books will be available for collection from the Bristol Teen Book Awards ceremony or from your child's school after the ceremony.

To purchase the book

• Add the book/s to your Cart - do not use the purple Buy with Shop Pay button
• On the Cart page, click the Add A Note button and the name of the person collecting the book and their school and class. 
• Complete your purchase

Please purchase your books by midnight on Sunday 4th February. Any books purchased  may need to be collected from Max Minerva's at 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4BL.

ABOUT THE BOOK

'Do you feel safe?'

A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. Nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024. Erik's life has been falling apart ever since his dad died.

Homework and being good at school stop feeling important when you're the new man of the house. When Erik's bad behaviour attracts the wrong crowd, he's sucked into a terrifying new world of drug dealing, trap houses and violence. Making money feels good but Erik soon learns that a small favour can become a huge debt.

And when his sisters' lives are threatened, Erik will have to cross one more line to save them. Written in stunning verse, this is a poignant story about seeking safety and asking for help in times of crisis.

ABOUT BRISTOL TEEN BOOK AWARDS

The Bristol Teen Book Award is an annual award that celebrates and highlights excellent literature for teens. It's run by The School Library Association West of England Branch. 

When the Award was started it had a clear focus on diversity, and since then has consistently recognised a diverse range of voices and styles, and has featured books that present individual perspectives and experiences, including those that are often unheard or forgotten.

The books on the BTBA shortlist are nominated in an open submission process by Bristol students, librarians, and teachers. The nominations are then shortlisted by the BTBA working group, based on the adherence to the Award Criteria, and with specific consideration for individual merit, general appeal, experiences presented, readability, format, innovation, and cohesion as a six-book list. Current Award Criteria stipulates that books must have been published between January 2022 and June 2023, be written by an author based in the UK or Ireland, and be suitable for a teen audience.