Cette série retrace le lien profond entre deux jeunes hommes qui grandissent dans la Grande-Bretagne des années 1980. Elle explore les thèmes de l'amitié, de l'amour, de la perte et de la recherche d'identité à une époque turbulente. Les récits capturent les premiers jours de l'âge adulte et la formation de relations qui façonnent une vie. Offrant un regard nostalgique et poignant sur la jeunesse et le passage à l'âge adulte.
Buddy has a hopeless father who is an aging rocker, interested only in Elvis and bikes, and living on the fringes of the under-world. When Buddy's mum walks out, the two manage to strike up some kind of relationship - until Buddy realizes that his dad is involved in something more serious than he suspected. A moving, totally convincing account of a boy's faltering relationship with his father.
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is the sequel to Buddy. When he picks up a guitar and begins to sing, Buddy escapes from his worries. But the music brings worries of its own when he's forced to choose between staying on at school and aiming for a musical career.