bul ence ▁rel ates ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Clay , ▁a ▁six teen - year - old ▁girl ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁taking ▁her ▁GC SE s . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁brother , ▁called ▁Jam ze , ▁who ▁gr un ts ▁rather ▁than ▁tal ks , ▁a ▁little ▁sister ▁who ▁always ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁attention , ▁a ▁d ad ▁who ▁she ▁watch es ▁Western s ▁with , ▁a ▁gran ▁who ▁lik es ▁horror ▁films , ▁and ▁a ▁m um ▁who ▁inv ites ▁The ▁Str anger ▁To ▁D inner . ▁The ▁stranger ' s ▁name ▁is ▁Sand or , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁su ave , ▁s oph istic ated , ▁and ▁ing r ati ating . ▁One ▁by ▁one , ▁Clay ' s ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁find ▁themselves ▁su ck ed ▁into ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁its ▁many ▁dram as , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁this ▁situation ▁that ▁makes ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁tur bul ence ▁that ▁the ▁title ▁refers ▁to . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : B rit ish ▁children ' s ▁nov els ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁children ' s ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Gordon ▁Br end an ▁K ear ney ▁( 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Australian ▁rules ▁footballer ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁Ess end on ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁( V FL ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁