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Unbecoming


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 448

Published: 2016

Great for age 11-18 years

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Katie's life is falling apart: her mum's controlling, her dad's run off, she's in love with someone whose identity she can't reveal and now her estranged grandmother's turned up on the doorstep and Katie's expected to take care of her. Soon Katie discovers she's not the only one in her family hiding the truth. If she's going to get her life back together, she's going to have to expose everyone's deepest secrets - including her own.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 448 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 2016 by David Fickling Books .

Jenny Downham was an actress for many years before concentrating on her writing full-time. She lives in London with her two sons.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Peoples Book Prize
This book was recognised by the Peoples Book Prize.

Redbridge Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Redbridge Children's Book Award.

Bookseller Ya Book Award - Grades 7-12
This book was recognised in the Grades 7-12 category of the Bookseller YA Book Award.

Stonewall Book Award
This book was recognised by the Stonewall Book Award, tthe first and most enduring award for GLBT books, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller's Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience. There are three categories: Barbara Gittings Literature Award, Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award and the Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. These are presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date.

Ya Book Award
This book was recognised by the YA Book Award.