Title A straight line to my heart / Bill Condon

Published Crows nest, N.S.W. : Allen and Unwin, 2011

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Con/Slt		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Con/Slt		AVAILABLE

Description 216 pages ; 20 cm regular print Series Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2012 Summary School is out forever, and Tiff is hoping her job at the local paper will lead to something more ...But 'The Shark' soon puts her straight on what it takes to become a hard-nosed reporter like him. At home, Reggie - the only grandad she's ever known - has quit the smokes and diagnosed himself as cactus. Then her best friend, Kayla, hits her with some big news. And into all this stumbles Davey, the first boy who really wants to know her. Tiff is smart with words and rarely does tears, but in one short week she discovers that words don't always get you there and don't let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart Notes Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2012 Audience Secondary Notes Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book: Older Readers, 2012 From the winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction 2010 Subject First loves -- Juvenile fiction. Journalism -- Juvenile fiction. Journalism -- Fiction. Romance fiction. Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9 Teenagers -- Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction. First loves -- Fiction. Teenagers -- Fiction. Genre/Form Bildungsromans. Romance fiction. Fiction. LC no. 2012429314 ISBN 1742377300 (paperback) 9781742377308 (paperback)

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