Worse Things
CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Early Childhood, Honour Book
$17.65
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2020
Summary
Worse Things is a story about connections, the ways they are made, and what happens when they are lost or illusive, from the award-winning author of Pearl Verses the World and Toppling.
Worse Things follows the lives of three main characters: Blake, an Aussie Rules football player who suffers a devastating injury; Jolene, a hockey player who hates the game and is grieving over the recent death of her father; and Amed, a soccer-loving, non-En…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760651657 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760651656 |
| Author: | Sally Murphy, Sarah Davis |
| Publisher: | Walker Books Australia |
| Imprint: | Walker Books Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Audience Age: | 10-14 |
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Critics Review
I loved reading this highly engaging, captivating and also heart-felt book!
a really quick emotional read told in verse… 4⁄5 * Blue Fairy Tales *
Highly recommended… a wonderful story of finding your place, of belonging, of working out who your friends are, of reaching out. * ReadPlus *
Beginning from the covers, this verse novel is stunning in every way. It is an experience not to be missed. * Kids Book Review *
4 stars. A wonderful collection of prose verse * I Dream of All the Books - Instagram *
I loved reading this highly engaging, captivating and also heart-felt book! * Alphabet Soup *
Sally Murphy
Sally Murphy grew up loving books, babies and beaches, and nothing much has changed. Now she is grown up (though she tries hard not to be), she thinks a perfect day is one which involves reading, writing, walking or swimming at the beach, time with her six (also grown up) children, her grandchildren, and long-suffering husband. When she isn’t doing these things, Sally is a university academic, teaching teachers how to teach.
Sarah Davis is a multiple award-winning illustrator. She won the CBCA Crichton Illustration Award for her first picture book, Mending Lucille, in 2009, and since then has gone on to illustrate more than 40 titles, in a range of styles and genres. She has an Honours degree in literature, and her love of language and narrative underpins her illustration work. With each project she experiments with new ways to construct visual narratives, working across a range of media. Sarah has collaborated with many major publishing houses and commercial clients across Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK. An experienced presenter with a teaching background, she regularly speaks at schools, festivals and universities throughout Australia and internationally. Sarah is also proud to be an ambassador for Room to Read.
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