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2004
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1
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First known date:
2000...
2000
Feeling Sorry for Celia
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'Life is pretty complicated for Elizabeth Clarry. Her best friend Celia keeps disappearing, her absent father suddenly reappears, and her communication with her mother consists entirely of wacky notes left on the fridge. On top of everything else, because her English teacher wants to rekindle the "Joy of the Envelope," a Complete and Utter Stranger knows more about Elizabeth than anyone else.
'But Elizabeth is on the verge of some major changes. She may lose her best friend, find a wonderful new friend, kiss the sexiest guy alive, and run in a marathon. So much can happen in the time it takes to write a letter... ' (Publication summary)
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Included in the 2002 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. Special mention.
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Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 44)
— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel
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Untitled
2000
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 35)
— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 44)
— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia 2000 single work novel -
Generation Next
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , May vol. 5 no. 4 2000; (p. 25)
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A Tricky Genre
2000
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 220 2000; (p. 58)
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Sisters, I'm Doing it for Myself
2012
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 March 2012; (p. 6) -
Feeling Happy for Jaclyn
2000
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biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 May 2000; (p. 10) -
"There and Nowhere" : A Conversation with Jaclyn Moriarty
2014
single work
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— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 90 no. 5 2014; (p. 23-27)
Awards
- 2001 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Books for Young Adults
- 2000 shortlisted Australian Booksellers Association Awards — Booksellers Choice Award
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