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Peeling the Onion Wendy Orr

Peeling the Onion By Wendy Orr

Peeling the Onion by Wendy Orr


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Summary

Jenny rushes in; stops and turns pale at the sight of my scaffolded neck. This isn't what she expected to see - and for a moment Jenny, sunny, effervescent, ever-optimistic Jenny, stares at me and can't speak.'They made a mistake - I broke my neck after all.'Jenny begins to cry.

Peeling the Onion Summary

Peeling the Onion: A gripping story, told with honesty and biting humour by Wendy Orr

Jenny rushes in; stops and turns pale at the sight of my scaffolded neck. This isn't what she expected to see - and for a moment Jenny, sunny, effervescent, ever-optimistic Jenny, stares at me and can't speak.'They made a mistake - I broke my neck after all.'Jenny begins to cry. And I think that maybe this is what best friends are for, not to be brave for you, but to tell you this is real, and it stinks.Anna is used to being athletic, popular, 'normal'. Now she feels the layers of her familiar self being peeled away; nothing is normal or easy. Can she pick up the pieces of her life? What part will Hayden and Luke play? And who, now, is Anna Duncan?

Peeling the Onion Reviews

Reviews of 1st editionFull of power and honesty, touched with humour' Australian Bookseller and Publisher, July 1996Healing, honest, provocative ... a story of personal growth' Reading Time, 40, 4A gripping narrative, told with smarting honesty' School Library JournalHeartfelt and absorbing ... refreshingly free of melodrama' Lowdown, Aug 1996The author displays yet again her precise observation of family relationships and her flair for creating original and richly individual characters' Magpies, Sept 1996Superbly crafted.' Booklist (USA)

About Wendy Orr

Wendy Orr was born in Edmonton, Canada, but grew up in various places across Canada, France and the USA. She started writing for children after a career as an occupational therapist. She's the author of many award-winning books, and lives on the Mornington Peninsula.

Additional information

GOR003316819
9781741149333
1741149339
Peeling the Onion: A gripping story, told with honesty and biting humour by Wendy Orr
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allen & Unwin
20061001
172
Runner-up for CBCA Book of the Year 1997 (Australia) Commended for Older Readers 1997 (Australia) Short-listed for 1997 1998 (Australia) Short-listed for Australian Family Therapists Award for Children's Literature 1999 (UK) Short-listed for Maine Student Book Award 2000 (United States) Short-listed for NASEN Special Educational Needs Book Awards 2000 (Australia) Short-listed for Evergreen Awards 2000 (United States) Short-listed for Bilby Awards 2001 (United States)
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