The Sunshine List
Kids, Fiction, Chapter Books, Mysteries and Detective Stories, Teen, General Fiction
| Author: | Trudy Adams | ISBN: | 9781911086666 |
| Publisher: | Onwards and Upwards Publishers | Publication: | October 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Trudy Adams |
| ISBN: | 9781911086666 |
| Publisher: | Onwards and Upwards Publishers |
| Publication: | October 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
2ND PRIZE - AUSTRALIAN YOUNG CHRISTIAN WRITERS AWARD
"I must say, Caitlyn, I have heard from some of your other teachers that you haven't been as attentive as you used to be, and that you're missing more and more assignments. It's not lack of skills, so why are you letting it get away from you?"
Spending more time in the deputy principal's office was not what 14-year-old Caitlyn had in mind when she began Year 9 in her semi-arid Australian town. As far as she was concerned, life was perfect until her wayward cousin joined the household, her parents started fighting, her best friend turned into Public Enemy No. 1, and her mum started making her write to-do lists.
Surely growing up wasn't meant to be this complicated. Now not only does Caitlyn have to navigate the unforgiving wilderness of school, but find a way to preserve the ties that are only just holding her family together.
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Born in 1987 in the Hunter Valley (NSW), Trudy has always been passionate about the power of words and working with young people. She began what would become her first novel, Desolate Beauty, at 17, and completed the draft a year later. She achieved her degree in English literature in 2007. Desolate Beauty was published in 2009 and won third prize in the Australian Christian Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, Judging Meghan, followed in 2010, and Broken Melody was released in 2013. The Sunshine List won second prize in the Australian Young Christian Writers Award (2015).
Having finished her youth work postgraduate degree in 2010 and worked with disadvantaged young people for more than seven years, Trudy is now a caseworker who endeavours to provide children of all ages with safety and security.
She currently lives in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, Australia.
2ND PRIZE - AUSTRALIAN YOUNG CHRISTIAN WRITERS AWARD
"I must say, Caitlyn, I have heard from some of your other teachers that you haven't been as attentive as you used to be, and that you're missing more and more assignments. It's not lack of skills, so why are you letting it get away from you?"
Spending more time in the deputy principal's office was not what 14-year-old Caitlyn had in mind when she began Year 9 in her semi-arid Australian town. As far as she was concerned, life was perfect until her wayward cousin joined the household, her parents started fighting, her best friend turned into Public Enemy No. 1, and her mum started making her write to-do lists.
Surely growing up wasn't meant to be this complicated. Now not only does Caitlyn have to navigate the unforgiving wilderness of school, but find a way to preserve the ties that are only just holding her family together.
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Born in 1987 in the Hunter Valley (NSW), Trudy has always been passionate about the power of words and working with young people. She began what would become her first novel, Desolate Beauty, at 17, and completed the draft a year later. She achieved her degree in English literature in 2007. Desolate Beauty was published in 2009 and won third prize in the Australian Christian Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, Judging Meghan, followed in 2010, and Broken Melody was released in 2013. The Sunshine List won second prize in the Australian Young Christian Writers Award (2015).
Having finished her youth work postgraduate degree in 2010 and worked with disadvantaged young people for more than seven years, Trudy is now a caseworker who endeavours to provide children of all ages with safety and security.
She currently lives in the Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales, Australia.
