AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences . . .
'Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest.
'It's been a year since they watched their dad lose his battle with cancer. Now, at only nineteen, Justine is the sole carer for her disabled brother. But with Perry having been accepted into an assisted-living residence, their reliance on each other is set to shift. Before they go their separate ways, they're seeking to create the perfect memory.
'For Perry, the trip is a glorious celebration of his favourite things: mythical sea monsters, Jackie Chan movies and the study of earthquakes.
'For Justine, it's a chance to reconcile the decision to ‘free' her twin, to see who she is without her boyfriend, Marc – and to offer their mother the chance to atone for past wrongs.
'But the instability that has shaped their lives will not subside, and the seismic event that Perry forewarned threatens to reduce their worlds to rubble . . . ' (Publication summary)
Notes
-
Epigraph: We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth. –George Bernard Shaw.
Affiliation Notes
-
Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Autism spectrum disorder. Type of character Primary. Point of view First and third person (switching narrators).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Stories about Strength and Disability : How We Get Along
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2017; (p. 166-180)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel -
Undertows
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 47)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel ; The Minnow 2014 single work novel -
Young Adult Fiction
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 September 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of The Protected 2014 single work novel ; Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel -
Review : Are You Seeing Me?
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 40)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel
-
Review : Are You Seeing Me?
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 29 no. 4 2014; (p. 40)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel -
Young Adult Fiction
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 September 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of The Protected 2014 single work novel ; Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel -
Undertows
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 364 2014; (p. 47)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel ; The Minnow 2014 single work novel -
Stories about Strength and Disability : How We Get Along
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Jeunesse : Young People, Texts, Culture , Winter vol. 9 no. 2 2017; (p. 166-180)
— Review of Are You Seeing Me? 2014 single work novel
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2016 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2016 shortlisted Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature — Young Adult Fiction
- 2015 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2015 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Young Adult Book Award