| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
419 pages ; 21 cm |
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age Children |
| Note |
Previously published in 2006 in Australia under title: On the Jellicoe Road. |
| Summary |
"Abandoned by her mother on Jellicoe Road when she was eleven, Taylor Markham, now seventeen, is finally being confronted with her past. But as the reluctant leader of her boarding school dorm, there isn't a lot of time for introspection. And while Hannah, the closest adult Taylor has to family, has disappeared, Jonah Griggs, the boy who might be the key to unlocking the secrets for Taylor's past, is back in town, moody stares and all. In this absorbing story by Melina Marchetta, nothing is as it seems and every clue leads to more questions as Taylor tries to work out the connection between her mother dumping her; Hannah finding her; Hannah's sudden departure; a mysterious stranger who once whispered something in her ear; a boy in her dreams; five kids who lived on Jellicoe Road eighteen years ago; and the maddening and magnetic Jonah Griggs, who knows her better than she thinks he does. If Taylor can put together the pieces of her past, she just might be able to change her future"--Publisher's website. |
| Awards |
Michael L. Printz Award, 2009. |
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ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 2009. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Teenage girls. |
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Abandoned children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Abandoned children. |
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Children of drug abusers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children of drug abusers. |
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Emotional problems of teenagers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Emotional problems of teenagers. |
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Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Schools. |
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Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction.
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Boarding schools. |
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Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Australia -- Juvenile fiction.
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Bildungsromans.
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Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| Added Title |
On the Jellicoe Road https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008016841
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| ISBN |
9780062998408 (paperback) |
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0062998404 (paperback) |
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