Sugar Rush

:This article is about the novel. For the "sugar rush" effect, see the sugar article.

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Sugar Rush is Julie Burchill's first novel aimed at teenagers, published in 2004. It charts the progress of Kim Lewis as she is forced to leave her posh high school and attend the infamous local comprehensive, Ravendene. This coincides with a fight with her best frient, Zoe "Saint" Clements, leading to her making friends with Ravendene's "Top Girl": Maria "Sugar" Sweet. Eventually, Kim falls for Sugar, and the friendship takes on an ever-more intense nature that eventually turns tragic.

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Julie Burchill - Novel - 2004 - Comprehensive

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The book has been praised as a frank and well-written account of teenage trials and tribulations, but it contains some explicit content.

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Sugar Rush was turned into a television series on Channel Four in 2005, featuring Olivia Hallinan as Kim and Lenora Crichlow as Sugar.

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Television series - Olivia Hallinan - Lenora Crichlow

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