Like Wallpaper: New Zealand Short Stories for Teenagers
A collection of short stories each reflecting an aspect of what it means to be a teenager in New Zeaalnd. "The settings are New Zealand homes and flats, local schools and road, beaches, river, cities." Includes stories by Fleur Beale, Jane Westaway, David Hill, William Davis and ... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9781869416935 |
| Barcode |
9781869416935 |
| Published |
7 October 2005 by Random House |
| Format |
Paperback |
| Author(s) |
Edited by Else, Barbara |
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| Interest Age |
13-20 years |
| Reading Age |
13-20 years |
| NBS Text |
Reference & Home Learning |
| ONIX Text |
Young adult |
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| Number of Pages |
192 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 131mm
Height: 199mm
Spine: 13mm |
| Weight |
162g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Like Wallpaper is an anthology of New Zealand short stories especially for teenagers. Being a teenager is arguably the most intense time in anybody's life. It's a powerful, highly concentrated time when small things can seem insuperable but huge things are often accomplished without effort. The writers of the twenty stories gathered in this anthology have all been there, done that. One is in fact still there, going through the teenage years herself. Each story here reflects an aspect of what it is to be a teenager in New Zealand. The settings are New Zealand homes and flats, local schools and roads, beaches, rivers, cities. But in another sense each piece is universal. Issues addressed in the stories range across aspects of peer pressure and friendship. Parents and family relationships feature as do young romance, sexuality, and death. There is a mixture of tone, voice, and form. The writers include Jane Westaway, David Hill and Fleur Beale as well as some stunning newcomers like Natasha Lewis and Samantha Stanley. This book isn't just for people from thirteen to nineteen years old. It offers twenty ways to understand and relive those very particular times of exuberance, turmoil and adventure.
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Author's Bio
Barbara Else is a successful writer of adult fiction and she has edited Claws and Jaws, Another 30 NZ Stories for Children and 30 Weird and Wonderful Stories for NZ Children.
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