| Description |
viii, 279 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword by Fleur Ferris -- Meet and greet by Michael Earp -- Breathe me in by Sophie L Macdonald -- Remnants by KM Stamer-Squair -- Mediocre heroes by Sarah Taviani -- The swan by Felicity Martin -- The chinese menu for the afterlife by Vivian Wei -- Variation by Tobias Madden -- Chemical expression by Jes Layton -- The bees by Stacey Malacari -- The gap between us by Sofia Casanova -- Afterdeath by Cassi Dorian -- Living rose by Kaneana May |
| Summary |
#LoveOzYA celebrates the best of new Australian writing for teenage readers. It has grown from a humble hashtag into a movement, reflecting the important role young-adult fiction plays in shaping our current generation of readers. This anthology collects, for the first time, some of the tremendous work from the #LoveOzYA community. Featuring a foreword by award-winning Australian novelist Fleur Ferris (Risk, Wreck, Black and Found), Underdog celebrates the diverse, dynamic and ever-changing nature of our nation's culture. From queer teen romance to dystopian comedy, from hard-hitting realism to gritty allegory, this brilliant, engrossing and inspiring collection of short stories will resonate with any teen reader, proving, yet again, why there is just so much to love about #LoveOzYA |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information) |
| Audience |
Adolescent |
| Subject |
Australian fiction
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Young adult fiction
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Short stories, Australian -- 21st century
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Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction
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Short stories, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Short stories.
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Young adult fiction
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Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Young adult works.
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short stories.
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Nouvelles.
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| Author |
Madden, Tobias, editor
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| LC no. |
jb2020247329 |
| ISBN |
9781760641344 (paperback) |
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