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95th out of 238 books
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493 voters
Fireflies
Novel for young adult readers which tells of the unlikely relationship between Johanna Carling, the daughter of the American Ambassador in Australia and John Berryman who left school early, writes radio comedy and has largely dropped out of society.
216 pages
Published
October 1996
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Reason why I love this book:
* It's an Aussie book
* Great male POV
* It was published the year I was born, cool.huh :)
Fireflies is a unique, entertaining, crazy, funny and loveable read. I enjoyed it from start to finish.
The characters were great and I enjoyed getting to know each and every one of them.
It was an exciting adventure, (especially toward the end of the book) and had me in a page flipping frenzy wanting to know what was around the corner.
Although the ending was sad, it really was th...more
* It's an Aussie book
* Great male POV
* It was published the year I was born, cool.huh :)
Fireflies is a unique, entertaining, crazy, funny and loveable read. I enjoyed it from start to finish.
The characters were great and I enjoyed getting to know each and every one of them.
It was an exciting adventure, (especially toward the end of the book) and had me in a page flipping frenzy wanting to know what was around the corner.
Although the ending was sad, it really was th...more
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I love this book. Funny and sexy and a little bit crazy. Brilliant male POV set in Sydney. Good times. Whole-heartedly recommend :) What I wouldn't do to track down a copy of this for my shelf...
Cover:
blurb: When John falls for Johanna it's a riot. The Americans. The police. The government. They're all involved. Because Johanna's father is a diplomat. And John is anything but diplomatic......
Cover:
blurb: When John falls for Johanna it's a riot. The Americans. The police. The government. They're all involved. Because Johanna's father is a diplomat. And John is anything but diplomatic......
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Oct 30, 2011
Hira
marked it as to-read
I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that i'd rather stay awake when i'm asleep
'cause everything is never as it seems
When i fall asleep
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that i'd rather stay awake when i'm asleep
'cause everything is never as it seems
When i fall asleep
Would love to read this but it's out of print and the whole state library of Western Australia doesn't have a copy.
Jun 11, 2013
Cinnamontea
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
favourites,
my-childhood-foundations,
romance,
scandal,
society-status,
teen,
teen-romance,
humor
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