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'The most stressful interactions for me are ones like this, where the person’s face says one thing but their words say another. Which one am I supposed to believe? Faces seem to be more truthful, but people always act as though their words are the only things that matter.
'ERIN is looking forward to schoolies, at least she thinks she is. But her plans are going awry. She’s lost her job at Surf Shack after an incident that clearly was not her fault, and now she’s not on track to have saved enough money. Her licence test went badly, which was also not her fault: she followed the instructor’s directions perfectly. And she’s missing her brother, Rudy, who left almost a year ago. But now that she’s writing letters to him, some things are beginning to make sense.
'Kay Kerr’s Please Don’t Hug Me depicts life on the cusp of adulthood—and on the autism spectrum—and the complexities of finding out and accepting who you are and what’s important to you.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: For Mum & Dad, and for my Granda Frank.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Autism spectrum disorder. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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READing & VIEWing
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 56 no. 2 2021; (p. 60-66) -
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Live Recording : A LoveOzYA All Stars Panel
Jo Case
(interviewer),
2020
23470738
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'YA Publisher Jo Case hosts a discussion with four Australian YA Authors: Sarah Epstein, Poppy Nwosu, Kay Kerr and Anna Whateley. This is a live recording of an online event hosted via Zoom during the Covid-19 crisis.' (Production summary)
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Shelf Reflection : Kay Kerr
2020
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2020;
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Shelf Reflection : Kay Kerr
2020
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2020; -
y
Live Recording : A LoveOzYA All Stars Panel
Jo Case
(interviewer),
2020
23470738
2020
single work
podcast
interview
'YA Publisher Jo Case hosts a discussion with four Australian YA Authors: Sarah Epstein, Poppy Nwosu, Kay Kerr and Anna Whateley. This is a live recording of an online event hosted via Zoom during the Covid-19 crisis.' (Production summary)
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READing & VIEWing
2021
single work
column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 56 no. 2 2021; (p. 60-66)
Awards
- 2022 shortlisted Ena Noël Award
- 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers
- 2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children