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'Char is seventeen. She's in her last year of school. She's in a mess. She can't sleep, she can't eat. She feels... nothing.
'As Char deals with her parents, her boyfriend Jim, her friends, parties, school work and end-of-year exams, we feel just what it's like to be seventeen and so unsure that the future is anything more than just a concept of time.
'A compelling verse novel from an exciting new voice in children's fiction. Confronting, realistic, funny and chilling, the kaleidoscopic emotions of a teenager on the edge are poignantly conveyed in powerful verses that weave in and out of Char's view of the world, and the views of those around her who watch, disturbed, helpless, as Char slowly loses herself.' (Synopsis)
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Novel in verse form.
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Dedication: For those who heard
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 55)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
Passion and Promise from Emerging Voices
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 30-31) -
[Review] What Does Blue Feel Like?
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , July no. 2 2007; (p. 20)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 40)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
Serious But Not Without Hope - Three New Writers
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 3-4)
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Kids' Lit
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 May 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of What Bumosaur is That? 2007 single work children's fiction ; Ziba Came on a Boat 2007 single work picture book ; What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
Under Age
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 May 2007; (p. 35)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
[Review] What Does Blue Feel Like?
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 22 no. 2 2007; (p. 42)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
A Brand of Pain You Can Handle
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 60-61)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel ; Grieve 2007 single work novel -
The Observer
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 26 September - 2 October no. 655 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of What Does Blue Feel Like? 2007 single work novel -
Serious But Not Without Hope - Three New Writers
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 3-4) -
Passion and Promise from Emerging Voices
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 30-31)
Awards
- 2008 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
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