I would never have given this book a second glance if shown its American cover: A boy guitarist in a striped shirt? Come on& How much more unoriginal can you get? However, I've had the luck to read a few of the brilliant Melina Marchetta' ...read more
Ok... I had VERY high expectations for this book since I loved Five Flavors of Dumb, by Antony John, and I have to say I don't think it lived up to all of my expectations. First, let me say the road trip didn't go so smoothly. The first 136 ...read more
The award-winning author of Finnikin of the Rock and Jellicoe Road pens a raw, compelling novel about a family’s hard-won healing on the other side of trauma.(Age 14 and up)Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of ...read more
