In a town where gossip spreads like dust blowing in from the Mallee's canola fields, something unspeakable is about to happen to sixteen-year-old Lauren. It's bad enough she's losing her mum to a horrible disease and that her best friend is leaving town, but now the only person she thought she could
Magnolias don't Die: Some things can't be spoken
โ Scribed by AJ Collins
- Book ID
- 100375696
- Publisher
- AJC Publishing
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Chadstone Centre;Victoria
- ISBN-13
- 9781800551800
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
It's been nearly two years since Lauren left her horrific memories in the dust of Wineera. But now, in this grungy Fitzroy pub, in walks Harry, the young musician from back home who won her teenage heart. Then smashed it. Harry's offering her a brighter life. He says he believes in her. Says she has a gift: a unique voice. Lauren wants to trust him. She wants to be like those other girls โ confident, carefree, not giving a fork what anyone thinks. Can getting lost in the spotlight, in the music, in Harry's arms, help Lauren forget that awful night back home? Or will it bring her dark secret into bright focus? Maybe it's already happening ...
This devastatingly honest YA+ novel explores the casual sexism and harassment young women face every day and how essential it is to speak up and find support when dealing with teen trauma.
"AJ Collins expertly guides us through Lauren's brutal, complicated coming of age in a poignant tale about growing up too fast,...
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