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Awaiting Developments


Published: 2012

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Great for age 12-18 years

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This book was published 2012 by Acorn Independent Press .

Judy Allen is an award-winning author who has written successfully for both children and adults. Her novels for young people include "Something Rare and Special", "Travelling Hopefully" and "Awaiting Developments". Judy lives in London.

This book contains the following story:

Awaiting Developments
Jo's secret haven is the beautiful garden of the big house nearby - until it is sold to a property developer who plans to cover it with houses and flats. In her efforts to save it she finds herself tangling with a very mixed collection of neighbours, struggling to find her way around the unreasonably big Town Hall, having to deal with the secret problem she thinks of only as It, learning quite a lot about her own family and getting some unexpected help from a long-dead ancestor.

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised in the Children's Book category by the Whitbread Book Award.

Earthworm Award
This book was recognised by the Earthworm Award.

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