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Ballad For A Mad Girl


No. of pages 320

Published: 2017

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Great for age 12-18 years

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This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Best Novel - YA category by the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award. It was recognised in the Book of the Year - Older Readers category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It also was recognised in the Debut category by the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award. It was recognised in the Ethel Turner Award category by the Nsw Premier's Literary Award. Also it was recognised in the YA category by the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature. It was recognised in the Gold Inky - Australian Titles category by the Inky Award.

There are 320 pages in this book. It is a novel. This book was published 2017 by Text Publishing .

Vikki Wakefield is an award-winning Australian author of contemporary YA fiction. After high school, Vikki worked in banking, journalism, communications and graphic design and, after an extended writing drought of fifteen years, she enrolled in a professional writing course. During her study she rediscovered young adult books and found her voice. Vikki's writing has been described as 'original, real, startling and beautiful' and she also writes short stories, articles and film scripts. In her spare time she tries to paint, draw and play basketball. She was born in Adelaide and still lives and writes there. FRIDAY BROWN is Vikki's debut UK novel. Follow Vikki at: http://vikkiwakefield. com/ or on Twitter: @VikkiWakefield

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Inky Award
This book was recognised in the Gold Inky - Australian Titles category by the Inky Award.

Sisters in Crime Davitt Award
This book was recognised in the Best Novel - YA category by the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award.

Nsw Premier's Literary Award
This book was recognised in the Ethel Turner Award category by the Nsw Premier's Literary Award.

Sisters in Crime Davitt Award
This book was recognised in the Debut category by the Sisters in Crime Davitt Award.

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

Adelaide Festival Award For Literature
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature.

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