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'Sixteen-year-old Lucy Hart has been counting the days till she can get the hell out of Digger's Landing - a small Queensland fishing hamlet home to fifteen families, a posse of mongrel dogs, and Parkers Corner Store (no apostrophe and nowhere near a corner).
'But just like the tides Lucy's luck is on the turn, and as graduation nears her escape plans begin to falter; her best friend, Polly, is dropping out of school to help pay the bills, and Tom has been shipped off to boarding school, away from the flotsam of this place. And then there's Lucy's nightlife, which is filled with dreams that just don't seem to belong to her at all . . .
'When the fish stop biting, like they did when her mum was still around, Lucy realises she isn't the only one with a secret.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Works about this Work
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Why Australian YA Needs More Torres Strait Islander Writing
2020
single work
prose
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , January 2020;'I have met many Australians who have no idea where a Torres Strait Islander person comes from. As a writer and editor, I believe books, particularly for younger readers, can play a vital role in letting my people’s voice be heard and our stories and culture celebrated.' (Introduction)
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Why Australian YA Needs More Torres Strait Islander Writing
2020
single work
prose
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , January 2020;'I have met many Australians who have no idea where a Torres Strait Islander person comes from. As a writer and editor, I believe books, particularly for younger readers, can play a vital role in letting my people’s voice be heard and our stories and culture celebrated.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Older Readers