One Whole and Perfect Day
Author(s): Judith Clarke
Freakish, thought Lily; that was the word for her family. Not freaks exactly, but all peculiar in their own way. And Lily had always been the sensible one. Sometimes she wished she could be like the other girls in her year Maybe she should fall in love. What could be less sensible than that?
Fall in love? Ridiculous! But when she saw Daniel Steadman and their eyes caught, only for a second, the tiny encounter gave Lily a strange light woozy feeling inside her head. It made her brain feel funny, like a tablet fizzing, dissolving away inside a water glass
'It's a rare enough thing to find even one truly distinct and fascinating character in a novel, but Judith Clarke has with secret ease created a dozen such in this book, from teenagers to grandparents, magically linked by a dozen different dilemmas, all leading beautifully from one to another and fitting together so endearingly.' - Ursula Dubosarsky
Product Information
Shortlisted for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Young Adult Book 2007.
Filled with surprising turns of events and serendipitous encounters with strangers, this book celebrates rekindled friendship and blossoming romance.PW Children's BookshelfReading One Whole and Perfect Dayis akin to watching a talented circus juggler; Judith Clarke keeps so many balls in the air so effortlessly that one forgets how insanely difficult it is to do this ViewpointSprint 2006Most notable is her sharp, poetic prose, with its deadly, amusing accuracy.The Toronto Star
General Fields
- :
- : Allen & Unwin
- : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
- : 0.284
- : 01 December 2005
- : 194mm X 131mm X 22mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : 286
- : 1
- : Paperback
- : Judith Clarke