Anywhere: Julia Lawrinson (Keywords)

Art is her world, but her art teacher hates everything she does; her best friend has stopped talking to her; her mother and father may as well be living in separate houses; and her father is slowly forgetting everything. Even Amelia.

Just as authors create books, books create authors — and these essays by thirty-one writers for young people offer a fascinating glimpse at the books that inspired them the most. What if you could look inside your favorite authors' heads and see the book that led them to become who they are today...

Sandy does not know if she would fit in anywhere, but she feels like a complete outsider in this hot wheatbelt town where her policeman father has just been transferred.And then she meets Billy, the part-Aboriginal mechanic's apprentice and town heart-throb.Sandy's feelings for him are overwhelmi...

Jackson is sporty and popular. Anna doesn't like the sporty, popular people. So when Jackson joins the chess squad, Anna does not initially welcome him. But Anna is about to learn some things about friendship, chess and physical fitness.

"Our city is so big. The universe is bigger. An astronaut from the other side of the world will fly over our home, at night. We will see a tiny light and we'll know it's him. But will he be able to see us? One girl, one boy? A true story."--Back cover.

Chelsea is the hardest worker in her gymnastics club and she's determined to make the Nationals team, and then the Olympics. But new girl Telia has more natural talent. Chelsea gets jealous, which feels awful, because she really likes Telia, who isn't stuck-up like some other girls at gym. And it...

From domestic dysfunction to extraordinary bad luck, Julia Lawrinson reflects on her intriguing & eventful life with disarming honesty and wit. Some people are born into bad situations, some people have bad situations thrust upon them, and some people find bad situations through their dodgy c...

What follows is a sometimes funny, sometimes awkward, but always compelling comedy of errors as Abby, Mala, Bree and Zoe each try to find their Mr Right . . . or at least get laid. A hilarious and thought-provoking novel by the award-winning author of Bye, Beautiful andThe Push.

Maddie Lee is in year six, and she feels ordinary and dull. Her best and oldest friend Katy is head counsellor and aiming at an academic scholarship. Maddie doesn't have anything that is hers, anything that is special. Enter a mysterious new girl, Samara. Samara is pretty, calm and before long i...

A contemporary and timely exploration of friendships between young girlsand the pressures they're faced with in the modern world.Maddie Lee is in year six, and she feels ordinary and dull. Her best and oldestfriend Katy is head counsellor and aiming at an academic scholarship. Maddiedoesn't have ...