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'When her parents announce their impending separation, Natalie can’t understand why no one is fighting or at least mildly upset. Then Zach and Lucy, her two best friends, hook up, leaving her feeling slightly miffed and decidedly awkward. She’d always imagined she would end up with Zach one day—in the version of her life that played out like a TV show, with just the right amount of banter, pining and meaningful looks. Now everything has changed and nothing is quite making sense.
'Until an unexpected romance comes along and shakes things up even further.
'It Sounded Better in My Head is a tender, funny and joyful novel about longing, confusion, feeling left out and finding out what really matters—from an exciting new voice in Australian YA writing.' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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Reading and Viewing
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 2 2019; (p. 81-85)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction ; Making Friends with Alice Dyson 2019 single work novel ; Land of Fences 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel -
y
Astrophysics for Babies and YA Rom-Coms
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
2019
18804726
2019
single work
podcast
'In the second episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela chat about the rom-com boom in YA fiction, high concept board books for babies, and YA twitter.'
Source: Soundcloud.
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Is Blood Everything? Four New Young Adult Novels
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 54-55)
— Review of My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel ; This is How We Change the Ending 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling 2019 single work novel 'A whistleblower’s child hides from a drug ring in the Blue Mountains. A sixteen-year-old rolls through life like an armadillo. A Melbourne high-school graduate wrestles with her insecurities. The daughter of a Chinese restaurateur juggles her responsibility to care for her siblings as her mother’s health deteriorates.' (Introduction) -
Books Roundup : It Sounded Better in My Head, Growing Up Queer in Australia, From Here On, Monsters
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , August 2019;
— Review of It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; Growing Up Queer in Australia 2019 anthology autobiography ; From Here On, Monsters 2019 single work novel -
Nervous Laughter
Annie Waters
(interviewer),
2019
single work
interview
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , June vol. 99 no. 2 2019; (p. 10-11) 'Nina Kenwood won the 2018 Text Prize for her YA debut It Sounded Better in My Head, which follows neurotic 18-year-old Natalie as she navigates first love during the summer between high school and university. Reviewer Annie Waters calls it a 'gorgeous and funny coming-of-age novel that perfectly captures the awkward, liminal nature of adolescence'. She spoke with the author.'
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Books Roundup : It Sounded Better in My Head, Growing Up Queer in Australia, From Here On, Monsters
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , August 2019;
— Review of It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; Growing Up Queer in Australia 2019 anthology autobiography ; From Here On, Monsters 2019 single work novel -
Is Blood Everything? Four New Young Adult Novels
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 417 2019; (p. 54-55)
— Review of My Father's Shadow 2019 single work novel ; This is How We Change the Ending 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel ; The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling 2019 single work novel 'A whistleblower’s child hides from a drug ring in the Blue Mountains. A sixteen-year-old rolls through life like an armadillo. A Melbourne high-school graduate wrestles with her insecurities. The daughter of a Chinese restaurateur juggles her responsibility to care for her siblings as her mother’s health deteriorates.' (Introduction) -
Reading and Viewing
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 2 2019; (p. 81-85)
— Review of The Dog Runner 2019 single work children's fiction ; Making Friends with Alice Dyson 2019 single work novel ; Land of Fences 2019 single work novel ; It Sounded Better in My Head 2019 single work novel -
Nervous Laughter
Annie Waters
(interviewer),
2019
single work
interview
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , June vol. 99 no. 2 2019; (p. 10-11) 'Nina Kenwood won the 2018 Text Prize for her YA debut It Sounded Better in My Head, which follows neurotic 18-year-old Natalie as she navigates first love during the summer between high school and university. Reviewer Annie Waters calls it a 'gorgeous and funny coming-of-age novel that perfectly captures the awkward, liminal nature of adolescence'. She spoke with the author.' -
y
Astrophysics for Babies and YA Rom-Coms
Leanne Hall
(presenter),
Angela Crocombe
(presenter),
2019
18804726
2019
single work
podcast
'In the second episode of the Readings Kids Podcast, Leanne and Angela chat about the rom-com boom in YA fiction, high concept board books for babies, and YA twitter.'
Source: Soundcloud.
Awards
- 2021 finalist Russell Prize for Humour Writing
- 2020 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
- 2020 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year — Children's Book of the Year
- 2020 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2020 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — The Matt Richell Award for New Writer