Deze serie beschrijft de diepe band tussen twee jonge mannen die opgroeien in Groot-Brittannië in de jaren '80. Het verkent thema's als vriendschap, liefde, verlies en de zoektocht naar identiteit in een turbulente tijd. De verhalen vangen de begindagen van volwassenheid en de vorming van levenslange relaties. Het biedt een nostalgische en aangrijpende kijk op jeugd en volwassen worden.
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.