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Jinx


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

No. of pages 228

Published: 2002

Great for age 12-18 years

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Do not love me. Be warned! I am Jinx. No one is safe from heartache. Not Jen, Jen's mother, Jen's father (the Rat), or her friends and neighbours. Each yearns for connection, but love can't always stay. And Jen's first encounters leave her fractured, reckless - no longer Jen, but Jinx. Young or old, everyone in Jen's life has a story to tell. Margaret Wild reveals the essence of their lives in this fine, fierce, deeply compassionate novel of loss, longing, courage and joy.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 228 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2002 by Allen & Unwin .

Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks are acclaimed for their thoughtful, award-winning children's books which have been published with great success in many countries.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
This book was recognised by the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.

Black-Eyed Susan Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

Cbca Award - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book Of The Year category of the Cbca Award.

Dutch Association Award
This book was recognised by the Dutch Association Award.

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

Silver Kiss
This book was recognised by the Silver Kiss.

Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.

'a subtly wrought, deeply affecting story...the device of the poetry will attract many young readers, the skill with which it is told will keep them hooked'Kirkus Reviews'This is a wildly compassionate novel. It takes courage to write like this'Reading TimeVol 46 No 1'Intense and powerful, Jinxshould touch at least one raw nerve in everybody.'InZineNewcastle, Summer 2001