Catherine's new book is a riot!

LOCAL born author, Catherine Bruton is hoping for big screen success with her third novel, based on the UK riots of 2011.
Catherine, who was born in the Lymm and attended Lymm High School, is the author of two previous novels for young people.
Her first “We Can be Heroes” was short and long-listed for numerous awards, including the Carnegie, and is currently being adapted for film.
Her follow-up “Pop!” – set in the North West – lead The Guardian to describe her as, “One of the finest teen writers of recent years,” while her forthcoming book “I Predict a Riot” which was inspired by the UK riots is also being tipped for big screen success.
“I Predict a Riot” is the hard-hitting, hilarious and heart-breaking tale of three kids from very different backgrounds who set out to make a movie and end up involved in a riot, in a summer that will change their lives forever.
Catherine (pictured) said: “The book is based on the stories of many amazing kids I’ve had the privilege to work with over the years: teenage gang members from South London; street kids in South Africa; as well as the children of politicians and pop stars.
“Their stories, their voices, inspired what I wrote, but also served to remind me of the responsibility I had in writing about this topic. I wanted to challenge some of the commonly held assumptions about the kids who got caught up in the riots. I wanted to write an explosive book that would make readers cry … break their hearts … make them angry … make them think!
“I guess it’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ meets ‘The Outsiders’ meets ‘Made in Chelsea’, with the odd dash of ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘Son of Rambo’ and ‘Pigeon English’ along the way. Gritty, contemporary, hard-hitting, heart-breaking fiction.”
Nowadays Catherine combines teaching English at a local secondary school with writing novels and raising a family. She lives with her husband and their two children in the countryside.
Several film production companies are interested in adapting “I Predict a Riot” for the big screen.