This Is How We Change the Ending - by Vikki Wakefield (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Poverty and social exclusion are part of 16-year-old Nate's world. Can he find a way to express himself, against the odds?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Sixteen-year-old Nate McKee is doing his best to be invisible. He's worried about a lot of things--how his dad treats Nance and his twin half-brothers; the hydro crop in his bedroom; his reckless friend, Merrick. Nate hangs out at the local youth centre and fills his notebooks with things he can't say. But when some of his pages are stolen, and his words are graffitied at the centre, Nate realises he has allies. He might be able to make a difference, change his life, and claim his future. Or can he? Raw and real, funny and heartbreaking, this is a story about what it takes to fight back when you're not a hero.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Wakefield's characterization combines a knack for subverting stereotypes with empathy and nuance...A little bit Holden Caulfield, a little bit Will Hunting, and a whole lot of heart."--<i>Kirkus</i></p><p>"In this complex novel ... examinations of disadvantage and hopelessness lead to brilliant revelations."--<i>Foreword Reviews</i></p><p>"Wakefield's writing is unflinchingly honest...readers who let themselves sink into Wakefield's descriptions of small-town life, its constraints, and frustrations will enjoy following Jack as she searches for meaning, finding love and purpose in the unlikeliest people."<i>Publisher's Weekly</i> on <i>Friday Brown</i></p><p>'Fans of intelligent, unflinching, spine-crawling thrillers...will love <i>Ballad for a Mad Girl</i>.' <i>Books+Publishing</i></p><p>"One of Australia's best YA writers."--Cath Crowley</p><p>"When I finish a Vikki Wakefield novel I get a tiny ache in my heart because I'm already missing her gutsy characters."--Melina Marchetta</p><p>"Davina Bell uses the increasingly familiar post-apocalyptic scenario to explore ideas about families, sisters, identity and love. It's a strange but impressive novel that should resonate with young adult readers."--<i>Sydney Morning Herald</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Vikki Wakefield writes realist fiction for young adults. Her work explores coming-of-age, family, class, relationships and the lives of contemporary teens. Wakefield's first YA novel, All I Ever Wanted, won the 2012 Adelaide Festival Literary Award for YA Fiction, as did her second novel, Friday Brown, in 2014. Friday Brown was also an Honour Book at the Children's Book Council of Australia, in 2013, and was shortlisted for the prestigious Prime Minister's Awards. Vikki's third novel, Inbetween Days, was Highly Commended in the 2016 Barbara Jefferis Award, was a 2016 CBCA Honour Book and was shortlisted for the 2016 Prime Minister's Awards. Vikki lives in Adelaide with her family.
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