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45th out of 64 books
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Goodbye Jamie Boyd
"Schizophrenia. Helicopter Man first demonstrated this, and Goodbye Jamie Boyd continues to do so, and whether mental illness inspires Fensham in some way because of the inherent internal conflict to be found there, or whether her research for Helicopter Man has prompted her to explore the theme for older readers is beside the point. The fact is that she does it very well,...more
88 pages
Published
2008
by University of Queensland Press
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This novel was very different to most that I have read in many ways, and despite this I still found myself amazed at every word of it.
I first picked it up during a double period of English speeches that we were doing in the library. I’d already done my speech and was getting pretty bored, so I picked up this book of the ‘new books’ stand that was next to me and started reading. It took me under an hour to read, but it was well worth it.
The book is written in verse, which is something you don’t s...more
I first picked it up during a double period of English speeches that we were doing in the library. I’d already done my speech and was getting pretty bored, so I picked up this book of the ‘new books’ stand that was next to me and started reading. It took me under an hour to read, but it was well worth it.
The book is written in verse, which is something you don’t s...more
YA verse novel about schizophrenia, first person, by the author of "Helicopter Man". Some moments - particularly in the descriptions of the character's family dealing with her illness - were quite beautiful and made me almost teary. But resolution just came way too easy. The final line is "it's all fine". Which it isn't.
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This verse novel for teens comes from the perspective of a young girl who discovers that she has a mental illness. Lightly and deftly written this is a very insightful look at a young girl coping her discovery that the brother who has been such a huge player in her life is not as he seems.
An insightful look into mental illness told in verse.
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Elizabeth Fensham is an Australian writer and school teacher. She grew up in Sydney and now lives in Victoria's Dandenong Ranges. Her first novel, Helicopter Man, won the Australian Children's Book Council's Book of the Year for Younger Readers in 2006. Miss McAllister's Ghost achieved a CBCA Notable Award in 2009. Her third novel, Goodbye Jamie Boyd, which deals with the sensitive issue of a teen...more
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