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'From CBCA shortlisted author, Penny Tangey, comes a moving, funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story.
'Stevie wants a pony or a horse more than anything. She dreams horses, draws horses and follows the girls at school who have horses hoping that one day she will have her own horse too.
'But money doesn’t grow on trees and Stevie’s mother is a single mum looking after two kids and holding down a job. Some dreams seem far away when you are vacuuming, hanging out washing and going to school. Stevie has to learn to straighten out the hard things herself. Her mother is worried about her sick brother and her Dad Ben is working up north leaving Stevie rudderless in this family going round in circles. Reading between the lines, Stevie suddenly has to learn a lot about growing up.
'A beautiful novel about the fine line between life and death.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Sequelitis
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 359 2014;
— Review of The 39-Storey Treehouse 2013 single work children's fiction ; Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel ; The Year My Life Broke 2013 single work children's fiction ; Jodie : This is the Book of You 2013 single work children's fiction -
Stay Well Soon by Penny Tangey
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2013;
— Review of Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel -
[Review Essay] Stay Well Soon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 37)
— Review of Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel
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[Review Essay] Stay Well Soon
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 28 no. 5 2013; (p. 37)
— Review of Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel -
Sequelitis
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 359 2014;
— Review of The 39-Storey Treehouse 2013 single work children's fiction ; Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel ; The Year My Life Broke 2013 single work children's fiction ; Jodie : This is the Book of You 2013 single work children's fiction -
Stay Well Soon by Penny Tangey
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , November 2013;
— Review of Stay Well Soon 2013 single work novel
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
- 2014 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2014 shortlisted Readings Prizes — The Readings Children’s Book Prize
- 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers