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'This isn't just about me. It's also about the other people in my life - my mother, my father, my dead sister Sky, my penpal Denille, Rich Uncle Brian, Earth-Pig Fish and Douglas Benson From Another Dimension. These are people [with the exception of Earth-Pig Fish, who is a fish] who have shaped me, made me what I am. I cannot recount my life without recounting elements of theirs. This is a big task, but I am confident I am up to it.
'Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old, hilariously honest and a little ... odd. But she has a big heart, the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to ensure everyone is happy. So she sets about trying to 'fix' all the problems of all the people [and pets] in her life.
'Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, My Life as an Alphabet is a delightful novel about an unusual girl who goes to great lengths to bring love and laughter into the lives of everyone she cares about.' (Publisher's blurb)
Adaptations
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H is for Happiness
( dir. John Sheedy
)
Australia
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Cyan Films
,
2019
14352717
2019
single work
film/TV
'H is for Happiness is the story of Candice Phee, a relentlessly optimistic and hilariously forthright girl on the cusp of her 13th birthday. Candice’s family is in disarray: her mum has been living with depression since the death of Candice’s baby sister, while her dad and his brother – Candice’s beloved Rich Uncle Brian – are not on speaking terms. As she faces the uncertainties of impending adolescence with the help of her new friend Douglas Benson, Candice hatches a variety of outlandish schemes to make her nearest and dearest happy again.'
Source: Melbourne International Film Festival.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
- Large print.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Younger Readers
2014
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column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014; -
Writing Their Way to Fame
2014
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column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58) -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 March 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
Fine Friends
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
— Review of Fog a Dox 2012 single work novel ; Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe 2012 single work children's fiction ; Definitely No Ducks! 2013 single work children's fiction ; Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend 2013 single work children's fiction ; Clementine Rose 2012 series - author children's fiction ; My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 37-38)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9-10 February 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 37-38)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
Fine Friends
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 351 2013;
— Review of Fog a Dox 2012 single work novel ; Figaro and Rumba and the Crocodile Cafe 2012 single work children's fiction ; Definitely No Ducks! 2013 single work children's fiction ; Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend 2013 single work children's fiction ; Clementine Rose 2012 series - author children's fiction ; My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 March 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 21 no. 1 2013; (p. 40)
— Review of My Life as an Alphabet 2013 single work children's fiction -
Writing Their Way to Fame
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58) -
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Younger Readers
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2016 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2015 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Younger Readers
- 2014 winner KROC Awards — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2014 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction