My Life and Other Catastrophes

Informationen zum Autor ROWENA MOHR grew up in rural Queensland. While her brothers and sisters were out milking cows and driving tractors! Rowena stayed inside and read! or acted out her own stories in the bush surrounding the house. She successfully avoided becoming a writer for many years! working as an actor on TV shows such as 'Carson's Law' and 'Neighbours'. Eventually she went back to uni and began writing stories for children and young adults inspired by her own remembered experiences of how simultaneously awful and wonderful being a teenager really is. She now works as a theatrical agent! representing 270 performers aged between four and fifty. Rowena lives in Northcote! Melbourne. My Life and Other Catastrophes is her first novel for teenagers. Klappentext School is over! not just for the year! but forever. Tiff and Kayla are free! which is what they've always wanted! but now summer is nearly at and end and that means life decisions. Tiff is hoping her job at the local paper will lead to something more... But 'The Shark' soon puts her straight on what it takes to become a hard-nosed reporter like him. At home! Reggie - the only grandad she's ever known - has quit the smokes and diagnosed himself as cactus. Then Kayla hits her with some big news. And into all this stumbles Davey! the first boy who has ever really wanted to know her. Zusammenfassung School is over! not just for the year! but forever. Tiff and Kayla are free! which is what they've always wanted! but now summer is nearly at and end and that means life decisions.

Product details

• Authors: Rowena Mohr
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2012
• EAN: 9781742377674
• ISBN: 978-1-74237-767-4
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Allen & Unwin; GIRLFRIEND FICTION; Girlfriend Fiction
• Subject: Children's and young people's books