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Streetkid in the City


No. of pages 120

Published: 2001

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Great for age 12-18 years

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Raw, immediate, absorbing, this volume presents the true account of life on the streets of Perth, written by a teenage streetkid. Part diary and part interview, the text provides a voice to an underclass that has often been ignored, categorized and patronized. Amongst the despair and the violence there is an invitation to understanding. The author hopes that, by understanding what actually happens on the streets, what juveniles are like and how they can be helped, the Australian government might make an improvement with problems, solutions and relationships with juveniles.

 

This book was recognised in the Crime Fiction - YA category by the Ned Kelly Award for Australian Crime Writing.

There are 120 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2001 by Allen & Unwin .

Delphine Jamet has lived on the streets of Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. Her ambitions include; becoming a journalist, starting a magazine for teenage streetkids and being a BMX champion.

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Ned Kelly Award For Australian Crime Writing
This book was recognised in the Crime Fiction - YA category by the Ned Kelly Award for Australian Crime Writing.

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