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Bone Song
Rebellious Dobie despises her wealthy background and has just lost the chance to be a professional dancer. Then there's Melissa - smart and sensible, always doing her best to compensate for a life on the run with her alcoholic mother. Thrown together in detention they forge a friendship that gives both of them the strength not to give up.
232 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2008
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Sherryl Clark
78 books95 followersSome of my first short stories were crime fiction, and although in the last 20 years I have focused a lot more on writing children's and YA books, I've kept going with my crime writing. The first two novels are now stowed somewhere in the back of my filing cabinet!
But "Trust Me, I'm Dead", first draft written in 2009, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger and then published by Verve Books in the UK. What a journey with that novel. I love the character, a grumpy woman (secretly modelled on a young Judi Dench), and couldn't let go of the story. Nine drafts later ...
There are two more Judi novels ("Dead and Gone" and "Mad, Bad and Dead") - but my brand new character is PI Lou Alcott, with "Woman, Missing" published in 2024 by HQ/Harlequin.
More about my crime writing and books at www.sherrylclarkcrimewriter.com
I have been writing poems and stories for over twenty-five years, and have two collections of poetry published. Perseverance really does count, I think, for all kinds of writing.
In 1996 I wrote my first children’s book, "The Too-Tight Tutu", which was published in 1997 by Penguin Australia. I have since written over 60 children's and YA books, which are published around the world.
My verse novel "Farm Kid" won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Children’s Books. "Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!)" was a 2008 CBCA Honour Book. My YA novel "Dying to Tell Me", published in the USA by KaneMiller, has also been published in Australia by me.
My author website for children's books is at www.sherrylclark.com. I also work as a freelance editor, manuscript development editor and mentor - information on these at www.sherrylclarkwritingcoach.com.
But "Trust Me, I'm Dead", first draft written in 2009, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger and then published by Verve Books in the UK. What a journey with that novel. I love the character, a grumpy woman (secretly modelled on a young Judi Dench), and couldn't let go of the story. Nine drafts later ...
There are two more Judi novels ("Dead and Gone" and "Mad, Bad and Dead") - but my brand new character is PI Lou Alcott, with "Woman, Missing" published in 2024 by HQ/Harlequin.
More about my crime writing and books at www.sherrylclarkcrimewriter.com
I have been writing poems and stories for over twenty-five years, and have two collections of poetry published. Perseverance really does count, I think, for all kinds of writing.
In 1996 I wrote my first children’s book, "The Too-Tight Tutu", which was published in 1997 by Penguin Australia. I have since written over 60 children's and YA books, which are published around the world.
My verse novel "Farm Kid" won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Children’s Books. "Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!)" was a 2008 CBCA Honour Book. My YA novel "Dying to Tell Me", published in the USA by KaneMiller, has also been published in Australia by me.
My author website for children's books is at www.sherrylclark.com. I also work as a freelance editor, manuscript development editor and mentor - information on these at www.sherrylclarkwritingcoach.com.
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March 16, 2023
bone song on appearance with its stlye of writing and font size reminded me of my own self published books so was quite surprised to see it with a publishing house.
The story is in two points of views of milissa and dobie, who at first dont get along and dont know each other, until they end up in detention together. The story for this part reminded me of the breakfast club with the different cliches.
When the two start talking they learn about each others life and begin to think differently about each other.
Overall the read is quick and cut into many short paragraphs, however it could be half way through something you find interesting and then it skips to something entirely different. It was a pleasant read but could have had more depth to it.
Moral of the story...dont judge someone before you know them fits this story to a tee.
The story is in two points of views of milissa and dobie, who at first dont get along and dont know each other, until they end up in detention together. The story for this part reminded me of the breakfast club with the different cliches.
When the two start talking they learn about each others life and begin to think differently about each other.
Overall the read is quick and cut into many short paragraphs, however it could be half way through something you find interesting and then it skips to something entirely different. It was a pleasant read but could have had more depth to it.
Moral of the story...dont judge someone before you know them fits this story to a tee.
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September 26, 2013The book is really a interesting one as it follows two people at once, Dobie & Melissa. Each chapter follows either Dobie or Melissa in first person. Its about two people in very different situations, they dont like each other, but after time they get to become friends but at a cost. Melissa has a scary and closed off life and doesn't let any one in as she fears not only for her life but for her mothers and she doesn't want any else to join in, her father is a power craving psycho and threatened to kill both of them, so there on the run.
Dobie is from a rich family with a huge house and alot of money, but her family life is far from rich with her mother and her fighting for what they want and her dad that stays away from it all, Dobie is also in a life of hardship. There friendship however is something that might create a change in both of there lives.
This book has a great story and makes sure you never get get bored, I highly recommend this book to teenagers and young adults.
Dobie is from a rich family with a huge house and alot of money, but her family life is far from rich with her mother and her fighting for what they want and her dad that stays away from it all, Dobie is also in a life of hardship. There friendship however is something that might create a change in both of there lives.
This book has a great story and makes sure you never get get bored, I highly recommend this book to teenagers and young adults.
June 7, 2013
bone song on appearance with its stlye of writing and font size reminded me of my own self published books so was quite surprised to see it with a publishing house.
The story is in two points of views of milissa and dobie, who at first dont get along and dont know each other, until they end up in detention together. The story for this part reminded me of the breakfast club with the different cliches.
When the two start talking they learn about each others life and begin to think differently about each other.
Overall the read is quick and cut into many short paragraphs, however it could be half way through something you find interesting and then it skips to something entirely different. It was a pleasant read but could have had more depth to it.
Moral of the story...dont judge someone before you know them fits this story to a tee.
The story is in two points of views of milissa and dobie, who at first dont get along and dont know each other, until they end up in detention together. The story for this part reminded me of the breakfast club with the different cliches.
When the two start talking they learn about each others life and begin to think differently about each other.
Overall the read is quick and cut into many short paragraphs, however it could be half way through something you find interesting and then it skips to something entirely different. It was a pleasant read but could have had more depth to it.
Moral of the story...dont judge someone before you know them fits this story to a tee.
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