- Teenage girls, Bildungsromans, Fiction, Reading Level-Grade 9
A #1 bestseller in Australia, this fabulous debut is a funny, touching, revealing story written entirely in the form of letters, postcards, and missives from imaginary organizations such as "The Cold Hard Truth Association." "Edgy and irreverent ... a sharp, witty take on friendship, family, and the roller-coaster ride of adolescence."--"Gotham" magazine.
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Contemporary, spare, intimate and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Jaclyn Moriarty
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 276
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin, Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited, St. Martin's Press
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780312287368
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