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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Fiona is well known for her award-winning young adult novels, but this one is aimed at a younger reading audience. Nell is in grade six, and she worries constantly about many things, particularly since her father died. In order to manage her anxiety, she keeps a list of all the disasters and diseases that can befall a person - from avoidable viral transmissions to escaped reptiles to carrot juice overdoses - and the methods to avoid them. But there are things beyond her control, top of the list being her Mum being determined to marry Ted who has his own daughter; and somewhere not too far behind her old friend Cecily and the new girl Plum Nell wants to impress. And then there's climate change… A book with heart, that doesn't trivialise Nell's concerns or habits, and shows how one person can have a bigger impact when they co-operate with others, no matter how different or difficult they are. Lindy
Nell McPherson is a catastrophe expert, but nothing has prepared her for the impending catastrophe of her mum's plans to merge families with boyfriend, Ted and his annoying daughter, Amelia. As if that's not dire enough, grade six is turning into an emotional obstacle course as Nell moves away from her old spelling bee friends and into some rule-bending with new girl, Plum.
Fiona Wood's first novel, Six Impossible Things was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year, Older Readers. Her next three books, Wildlife, Cloudwish; and Take Three Girls, co-written with Cath Crowley and Simmone Howell, won the CBCA award for Older Readers and were shortlisted for numerous other awards. Her books are published internationally. Fiona is also a screenwriter. She lives in Melbourne/Naarm with her family.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Fiona is well known for her award-winning young adult novels, but this one is aimed at a younger reading audience. Nell is in grade six, and she worries constantly about many things, particularly since her father died. In order to manage her anxiety, she keeps a list of all the disasters and diseases that can befall a person - from avoidable viral transmissions to escaped reptiles to carrot juice overdoses - and the methods to avoid them. But there are things beyond her control, top of the list being her Mum being determined to marry Ted who has his own daughter; and somewhere not too far behind her old friend Cecily and the new girl Plum Nell wants to impress. And then there's climate change… A book with heart, that doesn't trivialise Nell's concerns or habits, and shows how one person can have a bigger impact when they co-operate with others, no matter how different or difficult they are. Lindy
