Guitar Highway Rose
No. of pages 208
Published: 1998
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
There are 208 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 1998 by Allen & Unwin .
Brigid Lowry was born in New Zealand and lives in Perth. In previous incarnations she has been a flower child, a waitress and a school teacher. Brigid has published short stories and poetry and the successful Guitar Highway Rose.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Children's Book Council of Australia Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.
Older Readers
This book was recognised by the Older Readers.
West Australian Young Reader's Book Award
This book was recognised by the West Australian Young Reader's Book Award.
Avis Page Award
This book was recognised by the Avis Page Award.