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''Every school has one. They are ugly or fat. They have scars or acne or birthmarks. Or maybe it's just something about them that doesn't quite fit with our video-hits view of how teenagers should be?
'We are mean to them. We ridicule them. We make monsters of them. We don't want to stand near them or sit next to them.
'Perdita was one of those. If you had asked me how I felt about her I would have said that I hated her, but I couldn't have told you why.'
'Megan is one of the leaders of the in-group. She wouldn't dream of talking to Perdita, 'the Freak'. But when they are thrown together in detention, she finds herself drawn into a spiky, challenging almost-friendship. Megan then faces an uncomfortable choice: Perdita or the group?
'Alyssa Brugman's first novel, Finding Grace, has been widely and warmly acclaimed for its humour and freshness. In Walking Naked she has written sharply observed, unflinching story about the ins and outs of girls' friendships, the power of words and poetry and the painful getting of wisdom.' (Publication summary)
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A novel in verse form.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Walking Naked
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 61)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel -
Unlikely Companions
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 31-32) -
The Realistic Turn : Trends in Recent Australian Young Adult Fiction
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 14 no. 1 2004; (p. 49-59) Michaels briefly describes the trends in Australian young adult literature during the 1980s and 1990s, focusing in particular on the works of John Marsden. She then examines five current young adult works in order to discuss current trends in the genre. -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 2003
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 47 no. 3 2003; (p. 2-12) -
The Winning Review
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 August 2003; (p. 2)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel
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Filling a Niche
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 247 2002-2003; (p. 68-69)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Garden of Empress Cassia 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Walking Naked
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 30)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel -
Children's Book Council of Australia : Review of Short-Listed Books 2003
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 5 2003; (p. 6-17)
— Review of The Girl from the Sea 2002 single work novel ; Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Song of an Innocent Bystander 2002 single work novel ; Walking Naked 2002 single work novel ; Njunjul the Sun 2002 single work novel ; The Messenger 2002 single work novel ; Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; Rain May and Captain Daniel 2002 single work children's fiction ; Horrendo's Curse 2002 single work children's fiction ; Tom Jones Saves the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life) 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Potato People 2001 single work picture book ; Guess the Baby 2002 single work picture book ; Too Loud Lily 2002 single work picture book ; A Year on Our Farm 2002 single work picture book ; Bear and Chook 2002 single work picture book ; Playmates 2002 single work picture book ; Old Tom's Holiday 2002 single work picture book ; Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child 2002 single work picture book ; In Flanders Fields 2002 single work picture book ; Diary of a Wombat 2002 single work picture book ; Awesome! : Australian Art for Contemporary Kids 2002 single work information book ; The Mighty Murray 2002 single work non-fiction ; Discover and Learn About Australian Forests and Woodlands 2002 single work information book ; Iron in the Blood : Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia 2002 single work information book ; Black Snake : The Daring of Ned Kelly 2002 single work biography ; Endangered! Working to Save Animals at Risk 2002 single work information book -
The Winning Review
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 August 2003; (p. 2)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Walking Naked
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 61)
— Review of Walking Naked 2002 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 2003
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 47 no. 3 2003; (p. 2-12) -
The Realistic Turn : Trends in Recent Australian Young Adult Fiction
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 14 no. 1 2004; (p. 49-59) Michaels briefly describes the trends in Australian young adult literature during the 1980s and 1990s, focusing in particular on the works of John Marsden. She then examines five current young adult works in order to discuss current trends in the genre. -
Unlikely Companions
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 12 no. 3 2004; (p. 31-32) -
Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 10 no. 3 2002; (p. 9)
Awards
- 2004 winner IBBY Australia Ena Noël Award
- 2003 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction
- 2003 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers