Jenny rushes in; stops and turns pale at the sight of my scaffolded neck. This isn't what she expected to see - and for a moment Jenny, sunny, effervescent, ever-optimistic Jenny, stares at me and can't speak.'They made a mistake - I broke my neck after all.'Jenny begins to cry. And I think that maybe this is what best friends are for, not to be brave for you, but to tell you this is real, and it stinks.Anna is used to being athletic, popular, 'normal'. Now she feels the layers of her familiar self being peeled away; nothing is normal or easy. Can she pick up the pieces of her life? What part will Hayden and Luke play? And who, now, is Anna Duncan?

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised by the Bilby Award. It also was recognised by the Maine Student Book Award. It was recognised by the Nasen Special Educational Needs Book Award. Also it was recognised by the Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature. It was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised by the Older Readers.

There are 172 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Allen & Unwin .

Wendy Orr's most recent book is Yasou Nikki published by World in July 1996