The Edge of Thirteen

Nova Weetman

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Queensland Univ. Press
02 March 2021

Thirteen-year-old Clem deals with fitting in and falling out in this authentic story of friendship, from a beloved middle-grade author.

Clem Timmins can't wait to see her best friends after being apart all summer holidays. But when they get back together, things have changed. Bridge is boy-crazy and acting like a different person. Ellie is wearing a bra and having a real-life romance. Clem feels left behind. When she makes friends with Tom, suddenly everyone's gossiping about whether they're going to be a couple. Clem's got no interest in having a boyfriend. Or does she?

At school camp, Bridge crosses the line and Clem has to make a decision. Can she keep growing up with her friends when they're growing apart?

This story of fitting in and falling out perfectly captures how it feels to balance on the edge of who you are and who you want to be.

By: Nova Weetman
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 246g
ISBN: 9780702263125
ISBN 10: 0702263125
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nova Weetman lives in Melbourne with her partner and two children. She has written for film and TV, including the children's series Backyard Science, H20 and Pixel Pinkie. Nova has written three middle-grade books in the Choose Your Own Ever After series, and three young adult novels, including Everything is Changed, a 2017 CBCA Notable Book. Her middle-grade novel The Secrets We Keep was shortlisted for the Readings Children's Book Prize, the Speech Pathology of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the ABIA Awards, and was a 2017 CBCA Notable Book, winner of the KROC Award for Best Fiction for Years 7-9 and Honour Book in the 2018 KOALA Awards. Her second book in this series, The Secrets We Share, was a 2018 CBCA Notable Book.