This article is about the novel Sugar Rush. For the TV Show based on the novel see the the Sugar Rush (TV series) article or for the "sugar rush" effect, see the sugar article.

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 friend, Zoe "Saint" Clements, leading to her making friends with Ravendene's "Top Girl": Maria "Sugar" Sweet. Eventually, Kim falls for Sugar, and Sugar falls into bed with Kim, and the friendship takes on an ever-more intense nature that eventually turns tragic.

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

Sugar Rush was turned into a television series on Channel Four in 2005, featuring Olivia Hallinan as Kim and Lenora Crichlow as Sugar. For more information on the television series, see the Sugar Rush (TV series) article.

External links

• Channel 4 Sugar Rush Page
• Channel 4 Drama Forum
• The Sugar Rush Site - fansite
• Unofficial Soundtrack Listings
• Sugar Rush is back
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2004 novels | Children's books with LGBT themes