Meet Venny -- a tall, good looking sixteen year old Australian boy who hates schoolwork and just wants a good life and a flashy car. Meet Saffron -- a bright, artistic orphan, living a sophisticated life of luxury with her great-aunt Beatrice in New York. Laugh and cry with these unlikely but likeable pen friends. Fast cars, exotic locations, dreams, confessions, tragedy and an engaging love story. Neighbours and Hollyoaks meet real life.

 

This book is part of a book series called Flyways .

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Floris Books .

Gary Crew is well known for his rich, multi-layered and intensely suspenseful bestselling novels for young adults. Four times the winner of the CBC Book of the Year Award, as well as other numerous awards, Gary was a high school English teacher for eighteen years, before turning to university lecturing and full-time writing. He lives in Queensland. Libby Hathorn is one of Australia's most highly regarded writers for children and has also been published extensively overseas. Among other awards, she won the inaugural NSW Children's Week Medal for literature in 1992. For more information, free writing tips and teaching resources, go to www. libbyhathorn. com.