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The Story of Tom Brennan
For seventeen-year-old Tom, life is about rugby, his mates and his family, who are well respected in their small country town. But a night of celebration changes his life forever. Tom's older brother, Daniel, starts a fight at the 'sudden death' pre-final party - then, worse, Daniel is involved in a car accident on the way home. Their cousin, Fin, suffers irreversible spinal injuries, and the two other passengers are killed. Tom's world explodes as Daniel is sent to jail and the Brennans are forced to leave town. While Tom and his sister, Kylie, adjust to life at a new school, their mother takes to her bed and their father tries to balance the pain of his family with the debt of his paralysed nephew. The past is never far away. Tom is a survivor, but he needs a ticket out of the past just as much as Daniel. He will find it in many forms
By: J.C. Burke
Publisher: Random House Publishers
ISBN: 9781741660920
Format: Paperback Book
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Double Exposure
Chris Eveson is a genius streetwise, artistic and sensitive, and rebelling against the domineering abuses of his father. Unlike his twin brother, Cain, who seems average in every way ? at least to the outward observer. But gifts and talents run much deeper than two dimensions. Brian Caswell?s extraordinary new novel will draw you into a web of mysteries, and of horrors from the past buried by lies in the present. Ages 14+.
By: Caswell Brian
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702235337
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No Worries
Brian Talbot, seventeen, virgin, high school dropout, nightshift worker at the local dairy, in love. When life is kicking you down, you need to kick back, but when your old man lives in the shed in the backyard, and your mum has problems of her own, that?s not always easy. Sometimes, though, you just gotta hang in there, and you never know what might happen. Both humorous and confronting, Bill Condon has created a gripping urban tale of life, death, love, joy, and family, which reminds us all to hold on to the important things, however difficult that might be. Ages 13+.
By: Bill Condon
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702234910
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Chasing Charlie Duskin
Charlie Duskin is running. Fleeing from failures and memories and friends who have given up on her. And she's not only running, she's chasing things - like a father who will talk to her, friends who don't think she's as invisible as a piece of cling wrap, and an experience with a boy in which she doesn't look like an idiot. Ages
By: Cath Crowley
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330421607
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It's Not All About You, Calma!
Calma Harrison is in love. Not just with herself, but also with the handsome checkout guy at Crazi-Cheep. But when Calma gets a job at Crazi-Cheep, her cynical approach to customer service makes headlines.And then there's the small matter of the rest of her life, which is fast falling apart: her absent father turns up unexpectedly and wants to talk' her mother, The Fridge, is keeping secrets and her new best friend, Vanessa, is hiding something horrible.Fearing the worst for her family and friends, Calma knows the only sure way to shape events is direct, personal intervention...It's not all about YOU, Calma! is a bold and witty novel about friendship, loyalty and acting on impulse.Praise for The Whole Business with Kiffo and the PitbullThis is the best teen fiction I have read in years. Barry Jonsberg's first novel is an absolute riot. As hilarious as it is poignant, The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbullshould be on every year-10 syllabus in the country. If this book doesn't make them want to read, nothing will.' The AgeMagnificent! Loved it! Laughed, snorted, and snickered maniacally on thesubway all through it.It's taking great restraint not to run down the hall and read bits aloud to people - Nancy Siscoe, Knopf USAJonsberg's writing is fresh and funny, and bites with fierce teenage realism.
Children's Bookseller & Publisher, April 2004.
By: Barry Jonsberg
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741144840
Format: Paperback Book
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