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'"How about we toss a coin? Heads, it's west and a lift. Tails, it's still west, but no lift."
'James is heading into the country on his first teacher-training round when a mysterious girl asks him for a ride. Sophie has him all worked out: "You live with your parents and they bought you this car, and a very nice car it is too..." At first James can't see past her wild hair and attitude, but then Sophie trusts him with a secret she's been keeping too long.
'Steven Herrick masterfully reveals the essence of his characters in this tough and tender story about opening up to love and living a life that's true. Black Painted Fingernails is a captivating novel by the author of By the River and other popular, award-winning books.'
(From the publisher's website.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Black Painted Fingernails
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 44)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Black Painted Fingernails
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 19 no. 3 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
Kid Flicks
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 - 18 September 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Black Painted Fingernails
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 26 no. 3 2011; (p. 41)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
Kid's Lit
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 August 2011; (p. 25)
— Review of The Comet Box 2011 single work novel ; Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel ; All I Ever Wanted 2011 single work novel ; Cargo 2011 single work novel
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[Review] Black Painted Fingernails
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May vol. 90 no. 8 2011; (p. 44)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
Off the Shelf : Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 4 June 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
Under Age
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 24 July 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel ; The Naughty Corner 2011 single work picture book -
Journey of the Self at Any Age
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 July 2011; (p. 35)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel -
[Review] Black Painted Fingernails
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 55-56)
— Review of Black Painted Fingernails 2011 single work novel
Awards
- 2012 Notable Book Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award Children's Book Council of Australia Awards — CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Older Readers
- 2011 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky