Title The book of Chance / a novel by Sue Whiting

Published Newtown, NSW : Walker Books Australia, 2020 ©2020

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W'BOOL CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Whi/Boc		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Whi/Boc		AVAILABLE

Description 277 pages ; 20 cm Summary Chance is a black-and-white thinker until she realises that sometimes there are shades of grey. Chance is in Year 7 and thinks she has it all - a loving mother, dog Tiges, best friend and almost-sister next door. But when a reality TV team makes over her house, she discovers newspaper cuttings from the past that cause her to question the world as she knows it and everyone in it. Then she finds herself caught between two realities, identities and worlds. Face-to-face with the truth, Chance has a very difficult decision to make, which almost splits her in two. This story explores what is true and what is fake in today's world Analysis Australian Audience Adolescent Notes Shortlisted by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) for the Children's Book of the Year 2021 Award for Younger Readers Subject High school students -- Juvenile fiction Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair -- Juvenile fiction Truthfulness and falsehood -- Juvenile fiction Australian fiction Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction Kidnapping victims -- Juvenile fiction Family secrets -- Juvenile fiction Genre/Form Fiction. Juvenile works. Young adult fiction ISBN 9781760651367

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