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My Sister Rosa

Justine Larbalestier

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English
Allen & Unwin
27 January 2016
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Che is 17, and his parents have dragged him and his sister Rosa across the world to New York. Che writes out his usual list of things he'd like to achieve, and the first on the list is - control Rosa. At 10, she is adorably pretty, extremely intelligent - and a psychopath. It seems no-one recognises her as anything but a sweet and talented little kid, but Che knows better - but does he know enough? As she manipulates the people around her, Che can see it's all going to lead to trouble, but how can he stop her? Clever, disturbing and page-turning. 15+ Lindy

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Che Taylor has four items on his list: 1. He wants to spar, not just train in the boxing gym. 2. He wants a girlfriend. 3. He wants to go home. 4. He wants to keep Rosa under control...

Che's little sister Rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and so good at deception that Che's convinced she must be a psychopath. She hasn't hurt anyone yet, but he's certain it's just a matter of time. And when their parents move them to New York City, Che longs to return to Sydney and his three best friends. But his first duty is to his sister Rosa, who is playing increasingly complex and disturbing games. Can he protect Rosa from the world - and the world from Rosa?
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier at Abbey's Bookshop 131 York Street, Sydney


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Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 138mm, 
Weight:   520g
ISBN:   9781760112226
ISBN 10:   1760112224
Pages:   480
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 14 to 18 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Justine Larbalestier is the author of Razorhurst, which won the Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel and was shortlisted for both the NSW and Victorian Premiers' Literary Awards, and Liar, which won the YA Western Australian Premier's book award, the YA Sisters in Crime Davitt Award and was shortlisted for the CBCA Older Readers award, among many other honours. She also edited the collection, Zombies Versus Unicorns with Holly Black. Justine lives in Sydney where she gardens, boxes, and watches too much cricket, and sometimes in New York City where she wanders about public parks hoping they'll let her do some gardening and misses cricket a lot...

  • Long-listed for Indie Book Awards - Best Young Adult Fiction 2017 (Australia)
  • Long-listed for Inky Awards - Gold Inky for Australian Fiction 2017 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Adelaide Festival Awards 2018 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Aurealis Awards - Best Horror Novel 2016 (Australia)
  • Short-listed for Edgar Awards - Best Young Adult Novel 2017 (United States)
  • Short-listed for Inky Awards - Gold Inky for Australian Fiction 2017 (Australia)

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