Worse Things
Author | : Sally Murphy |
Publisher | : Walker Books Australia |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2021-11-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781760652821 |
ISBN-13 | : 1760652822 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book Worse Things written by Sally Murphy and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worse Things is a story about connections, the ways they are made, and what happens when they are lost or illusive, from the award-winning author of Pearl Verses the World and Toppling. Winner of QLD CBCA Bilby Award for Younger Readers 2021 Worse Things follows the lives of three main characters: Blake, an Aussie Rules football player who suffers a devastating injury; Jolene, a hockey player who hates the game and and is grieving over the recent death of her father; and Amed, a soccer-loving, non-English speaking orphan who feels like an outsider since arriving in Australia after being raised in a refugee camp. Worse Things by Sally Murphy and Sarah Davis, selected as an Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers category 2021. A touching and inspirational story about connections and the things that bind us all.