Pop! by Catherine Bruton
Elfie, Jimmy and Agnes are auditioning for Pop to the Top, a popular TV talent show. Yet they know their parents won’t be happy about this – Elfie and Jimmy’s families hate Agnes’s family, who’ve immigrated and supposedly taken all the jobs away from the locals, who in turn have set up a strike.
Racism flares and conflict arises as the three teens try to win some money to end the strike and help out their families.
If you like Frank Cottrell Boyce’s books, then give this a go. It’s witty, clever and fun.