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'Piper's mum wants her to be 'normal', to pass as hearing and get a good job. But when peak oil hits and Melbourne lurches towards environmental catastrophe, Piper has more important things to worry about, such as how to get food.
'When she meets Marley, a CODA (child of Deaf adult), a door opens into a new world - where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience is created through growing your own food rather than it being delivered on a truck.
'As she dives into learning Auslan, sign language that is exquisitely beautiful and expressive, Piper finds herself falling hard for Marley. But Marley, who has grown up in the Deaf community yet is not Deaf, is struggling to find his place in the hearing world. How can they be together?
'Future Girl is the art journal of sixteen-year-old Piper, a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage and drawings, woven into a deeply engaging coming-of-age story set in near-future Melbourne.' (Publication summary)
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Deafness. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person. -
Future Girl was optioned for film by Orange Entertainment, which aimed to make the adaptation with an inclusive cast and crew of Deaf / Hard of Hearing creatives.
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Works about this Work
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The End of the World : Three New Young Adult Novels
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Future Girl 2020 single work novel ; The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel ; Indigo Owl 2020 single work novel -
Kate Grenville, Sofie Laguna, Julia Baird and Others : The 20 Best Australian Books of 2020
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 December 2020;
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The End of the World : Three New Young Adult Novels
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January–February no. 428 2021; (p. 47-48)
— Review of Future Girl 2020 single work novel ; The Other Side of the Sky 2020 single work novel ; Indigo Owl 2020 single work novel -
Kate Grenville, Sofie Laguna, Julia Baird and Others : The 20 Best Australian Books of 2020
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 17 December 2020;
Awards
- 2021 winner The Readings Young Adult Book Prize
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2021 shortlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
- 2020 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Novel
- Melbourne, Victoria,