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'Kaya is completing her Higher School Certificate when she is woken in the middle of the night by her mother. They are to pack immediately and go to their holiday home in the Blue Mountains. Her father is ‘not coming back’. He has been involved in a court case to give evidence against some dangerous criminals.
'Months later, they are still in hiding and the mysteries are multiplying. Kaya is not sure who to trust: her mother’s new friend, the policeman or her new friend, Eric, from the local store. She is also recovering from memory loss caused by PTSD after a chilling encounter with the criminals. She is seeing a psychologist in an attempt to recall the evidence she might have to give in a forthcoming trial.
'Her best friend, Jenna, has gone overseas and Kaya is trying to make sense of what is really happening. Jannali Jones has crafted a thrilling story which stays on the edge right to the end.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Included in The White Ravens 2020 Catalogue
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Is Blood Everything? Four New Young Adult Novels
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 54-55)
— Review of My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel ; This is How We Change the Ending 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling 2019 single work novel 'A whistleblower’s child hides from a drug ring in the Blue Mountains. A sixteen-year-old rolls through life like an armadillo. A Melbourne high-school graduate wrestles with her insecurities. The daughter of a Chinese restaurateur juggles her responsibility to care for her siblings as her mother’s health deteriorates.' (Introduction) -
Trust and Strength
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 September 2019; (p. 24)
— Review of Promise Me Happy 2019 single work novel ; Detention 2019 single work novel ; As Happy as Here 2019 single work novel ; Sensitive 2019 single work children's fiction ; My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel'Vulnerable teens face illness, life with absent, careless or abusive families, and even incarceration. Despite such hardships, most of the characters in the five Australian young adult novels under review here today choose to trust others. They cultivate kindness and hope, traits that help them grow up braver and stronger.' (Introduction)
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Trust and Strength
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 September 2019; (p. 24)
— Review of Promise Me Happy 2019 single work novel ; Detention 2019 single work novel ; As Happy as Here 2019 single work novel ; Sensitive 2019 single work children's fiction ; My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel'Vulnerable teens face illness, life with absent, careless or abusive families, and even incarceration. Despite such hardships, most of the characters in the five Australian young adult novels under review here today choose to trust others. They cultivate kindness and hope, traits that help them grow up braver and stronger.' (Introduction)
-
Is Blood Everything? Four New Young Adult Novels
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 54-55)
— Review of My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel ; This is How We Change the Ending 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling 2019 single work novel 'A whistleblower’s child hides from a drug ring in the Blue Mountains. A sixteen-year-old rolls through life like an armadillo. A Melbourne high-school graduate wrestles with her insecurities. The daughter of a Chinese restaurateur juggles her responsibility to care for her siblings as her mother’s health deteriorates.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2015 joint winner black&write! Indigenous Writing Fellowships
