Steven Camden is a talented and exceptional wordsmith. Everything he writes is pure gold. — Manjeet Mann

Stand Up Ferren Burke is a funny, warm novel in verse from the CLiPPA award winning poet Steven Camden.

Comic collector

Vinyl connoiseur

Air Jordan enthusiast

In his mind, Ferran Burke is many things

But to everyone else he is just one,

Emile Burke’s little brother

and Emile is all about himself.

Now Ferran is stepping into the new world

of high school alone

and needs to learn quickly how to survive.

New allies. New enemies. New feelings. New passions.

A time capsule coming-of-age story spanning five years of one boy’s life

as he navigates the chaos trying to find himself.

Friends. Fights. Family. Food.

Playing with form and visuals throughout

Stand Up Ferran Burke is a verse novel

as unique as the boy at its heart.