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Overview'I solemnly swear that I will never, ever be friends with Mackenzie Woodrow as long as we both shall live,' said Jem. 'Excellent,' said Mackenzie...Jem is a nerd, smart and forthright. Mackenzie is a golden girl, excelling at schoolwork, sport and drama, and popular with everyone. One night, at the Year 10 camp, Jem and Mackenzie strike up an unlikely friendship and are soon spending all their time together. But when camp ends, can Mackenzie and Jem maintain their bond at school, with all its unspoken rules, fierce cliques and easy misunderstandings?..A lively and poignant story about the intensity of true friendship...'Intensely felt, funny, compassionate ...a truly remarkable novel.' - Isabella, 17 Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kate ConstablePublisher: Allen & Unwin Imprint: A&U Children Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.190kg ISBN: 9781742377667ISBN 10: 1742377661 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 September 2011 Recommended Age: From 13 to 16 years Audience: Young adult , Young adult , Teenage / Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsThe strength of the novel is its portrayal of the shifting tensions and tribal loyalties which characterise any school population, as recognisable to British readers as Australian ones. School Librarian An impressive debut. -- Booklist starred review of The Singer of All Songs Author InformationKate Constable is a Melbourne writer who grew up in Papua New Guinea, where her father worked as a charter pilot. She is the author of the internationally- published fantasy trilogy, The Chanters of Tremaris, as well as The Taste of Lightning. As part of the Girlfriend fiction series she wrote Always Mackenzie and Winter of Grace (joint winner of the Children's Peace Literature Award, 2009) and co-authored Dear Swoosie (with Penni Russon). Her novel Cicada Summer was short-listed for the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award. Her most recent novel, Crow Country, won the 2012 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award (younger readers) and the 2012 NSW Premier's Literature Award, Patricia Wrightson Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2012 WA Premier's Literary Award and the Adelaide Festival Award for Children's Literature. Kate lives in West Preston with her husband, two daughters and a bearded dragon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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