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Peeling the Onion: A gripping story, told with honesty and biting humour


No. of pages 172

Published: 2007

Great for age 12-18 years

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Jenny rushes in; stops and turns pale at the sight of my scaffolded neck. This isn't what she expected to see - and for a moment Jenny, sunny, effervescent, ever-optimistic Jenny, stares at me and can't speak.'They made a mistake - I broke my neck after all.'Jenny begins to cry. And I think that maybe this is what best friends are for, not to be brave for you, but to tell you this is real, and it stinks.Anna is used to being athletic, popular, 'normal'. Now she feels the layers of her familiar self being peeled away; nothing is normal or easy. Can she pick up the pieces of her life? What part will Hayden and Luke play? And who, now, is Anna Duncan?

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 172 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 2007 by Allen & Unwin .

Wendy Orr's most recent book is Yasou Nikki published by World in July 1996

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Bilby Award
This book was recognised by the Bilby Award.

Maine Student Book Award
This book was recognised by the Maine Student Book Award.

Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award.

Nasen Special Educational Needs Book Award
This book was recognised by the Nasen Special Educational Needs Book Award.

Older Readers
This book was recognised by the Older Readers.

Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature
This book was recognised by the Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

Reviews of 1st editionFull of power and honesty, touched with humour' Australian Bookseller and Publisher, July 1996Healing, honest, provocative ... a story of personal growth' Reading Time, 40, 4A gripping narrative, told with smarting honesty' School Library JournalHeartfelt and absorbing ... refreshingly free of melodrama' Lowdown, Aug 1996The author displays yet again her precise observation of family relationships and her flair for creating original and richly individual characters' Magpies, Sept 1996Superbly crafted.' Booklist (USA)