L Platers, 9780733648687
Paperback
Unveiling the pressures on young women navigating a changed world.

L Platers

how to support your teen daughter on the road to adulthood

$33.19

  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2022

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Summary

L Platers: Navigating the Challenges Faced by Today’s Teenage Girls

The world has drastically changed, and its impact on 16-18 year-old girls is profound.

At a crucial stage of development, when they should be exploring their independence and future, they’ve faced immense disruption and isolation. Remote learning, the stress of at-home exams, the ATAR pressure, and concerns about friendships, relationships, identity, substance use, body image, and mental health have all take…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780733648687
ISBN-10:0733648681
Author:Madonna King
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Hachette Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:31 May 2022
Weight:460g
Dimensions:232mm x 154mm x 32mm
About The Author

Madonna King

Madonna King is one of Australia’s most accomplished journalists, having won awards for her ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings current affairs program. She writes across Nine, Crikey and The New Daily, and is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling Being 14 (ABIA shortlisted for non-fiction book of the year), Fathers and Daughters, Ten-ager and L Platers. She is also the biographer of Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer and former treasurer Joe Hockey. In 2018, Madonna served as chair of the Queensland Government’s Anti-Cyberbullying Taskforce, set up in the wake of COAG. A fellow of the prestigious World Press Institute, she serves on a university-related board, and previously served as a visiting fellow at the Queensland University of Technology and on the Walkley Advisory Board. She lives in Brisbane with her husband and two teenage daughters.

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