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A new edition of the award-winning favourite influenced by its feature film adapation
Carly works nights as a cook, so she can spend her days surfing, scratching to get waves at a territorial break. She's moved there to be alone, but surprises herself by making two new friends. Hannah, her salsa-mad neighbour. And Danny, a young surfer who sees people in colours. But when Carly collides with local boy Ryan, she's forced to confront her history.
Is just surviving enough? Or is she brave enough to live?
Winner, 2010 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for Young Adult fiction
About the author
Kirsty Eagar's Young Adult novels have won and been shortlisted for numerous literary awards, including the Victorian Premier's Literary awards, the Ethel Turner Award for Young Adult fiction, the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the Western Australia Premier's Literary Awards and the Gold Inky. Her most recent novel, Summer Skin, was described by The Age as "utterly compelling", a must-read for teens for its frank discussion of love, sex and relationships. Kirsty is currently writing the screenplay for the feature film adaptation of her novel, Raw Blue. A strong believer in access to quality education for all, she is also focused on developing Little Wins Writing, a suite of writing resources for students, teachers and anyone interested in creative performance. Kirsty is married with two daughters and splits her time between Sydney's northern beaches and her mother's farm in Central Queensland. She surfs most days and competes in the infamous North Narrabeen boardriders' club.
