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Pip Harry Pip Harry i(A119404 works by) (a.k.a. Phillipa Harry)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Pip Harry has been a writer and editor for weekly celebrity and entertainment magazines and has lived in Sydney.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Little Wave St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2019 15423250 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'When a Manly school sets out to bring a country class to the city for a beach visit, three very different kids find each other and themselves.

'Noah is fearless in the surf. Being at the beach makes him feel free. So where does his courage go when his best mate pushes him around?

'Lottie loves collecting facts about bugs, but she wishes her dad would stop filling their lonely house with junk. She doesn’t know what to do about it.

'Jack wants to be a cricket star, but first he has to get to school and look after his little sister. Especially if he wants to go on the class trip and see the ocean for the first time.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 winner Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
2020 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Younger Readers
2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book
y separately published work icon Because of You St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2017 11496482 2017 single work novel young adult

'‘Books can save anyone. If they’re the right ones.’

'Tiny is an eighteen-year-old girl living on the streets in Sydney, running from her small-town past. She finds short-term accommodation at Hope Lane – a shelter for the homeless – where she meets Nola, a high school student on volunteer placement.

'Both girls share their love of words through the Hope Lane writing group. Can they share their secrets, too? ' (Publication summary)

2018 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards Young Adult Book Award
2018 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Older Readers
2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2018 nominated Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Young Adult Fiction
y separately published work icon Head of the River St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2014 7079401 2014 single work novel young adult

'It's the most elite school sporting event in the country. Nine rowers, 2000 gruelling metres and one chance for glory in the ultimate team sport. Sit forward ... ROW.

'Tall, gifted and the offspring of Olympians, superstar siblings Leni and Cristian Popescu are set to row Harley Grammar to victory in the Head of the River.

With six months until the big race, the twins can't lose. Or can they?

'When Cristian is seduced by the easy route of performance-enhancing drugs, and Leni is suffocated with self-doubt, their bright futures start to fade. Juggling family, high expectations, study, break-ups, new relationships and wild parties, the pressure starts to build.

'As the final moments tick down to the big race, who’ll make it to the start line? And who'll plummet from grace?' (Publication summary)

2016 shortlisted Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Young Adult Fiction
2015 longlisted Inky Awards Gold Inky
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