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Unexpected friendship, a witnessed crime, and life-changing hospital stay.

As Happy as Here

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    23 July 2019

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Summary

Three teenage girls from very different backgrounds find themselves sharing a hospital ward. When they witness a crime in the park below their window, they bond over trying to solve the crime and each one undergoes a profound change.

A beautiful coming-of-age story about identity, expectation, class, justice, society, fairness, and, above all, kindness.

‘Fresh insights into friendship and family are spun through tangents into chance and randomness … and music and its power to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780734419231
ISBN-10:0734419236
Author:Jane Godwin
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Lothian Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:23 July 2019
Weight:260g
Dimensions:21mm x 127mm x 196mm
Audience Age:12-14
A-Format
As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin - ISBN: 9780734419231
127 × 196 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
About The Author

Jane Godwin

Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of over fifty books for children and young people, across all styles and ages.

Children’s Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane’s books include her novels Look Me in the Eye, A Walk in the Dark, As Happy as Here (winner of the 2025 YABBA Award, Years 7-9) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards).

Jane’s picture books include Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award; A Life Song (also with Anna Walker), winner of the 2024 ABIA Award for best picture book, and Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree? (illustrated by Terry Denton), also shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award.

Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and helping them to explore their creativity. In 2024 Jane received the Pixie O’Harris Award for services for children’s literature.

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