"A Little Wanting Song" by Cath Crowley follows the intertwining lives of two teenagers, Charlie and Danny, in a small Australian town. Charlie, who aspires to be a musician, grapples with her feelings for Danny, her best friend, who is dealing with his own struggles. Through music and friendship, they explore love, self-identity, and the challenges of growing up. As their relationship evolves, they face the complexities of desire and the pressures of their dreams, ultimately discovering what it means to truly connect with one another and find their own voices in the world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 288 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 2011 by Random House USA Inc .

Cath Crowley is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. Her novels include The Gracie Faltrain trilogy, Chasing Charlie Duskin , Graffiti Moon , Words in Deep Blue and Take Three Girls . Graffiti Moon won the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, the Ethel Turner Award for Young People's Literature, and was named an honour book in the Children's Book Council, Book of the Year. Words in Deep Blue was recently awarded the Gold Inky for 2017, the QLD Literary Award for a Young Adult Book and The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction.