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It's though the future is held here. Held at
bay, held at more than arm's length. Held just beyond my reach all the
long days of summer. And the waiting is everywhere ...
This January is different. School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offer - only seventeen days away. The waiting is
killing him. He's not expecting much from January.
So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance, compelling green eyes and gold skin. January is about to change.
For the first time, this new edition combines Alex Delaney's two stories, After January and 'Juliet', by award-winning and popular author Nick Earls.
'A fine, subtly tuned story of a young man's three weeks on the brink of change in a sharply drawn world.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
About The Author
Nick Earls is the author of thirteen books, including five novels with teenage central characters. 48 Shades of Brown was a CBCA book of the year, and his other four young adult novels were Notable Books. After January was also shortlisted for the National Children's Literature Award, won a 3M Talking Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted in the Fairlight Talking book Awards. The International Youth Library, Munich, included it in its White Ravens selection of international notable new books. It was the first of five of Nick Earls's novels to become plays. Two have also been adapted into feature films.
Nick Earls was the founding chair of the Australian arm of the international aid agency War Child and is now a War Child ambassador. He co-edited and contributed to anthologies that have raised $3 million for War Child, and initiated a War Child/Rotary project to resupply the school libraries of the Solomon Islands with more than 10,000 books donated by Australian publishers. He is or has also been patron of Kids Who Make a Difference and Hands on Art, and an honorary ambassador for the Mater Foundation, the Abused Child Trust and the Pyjama Foundation. On top of that, he was the face of Brisbane Marketing's 'Downtown Brisbane' and 'Experience Brisbane' campaigns.
This January is different. School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offer - only seventeen days away. The waiting is
killing him. He's not expecting much from January.
So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance, compelling green eyes and gold skin. January is about to change.
For the first time, this new edition combines Alex Delaney's two stories, After January and 'Juliet', by award-winning and popular author Nick Earls.
'A fine, subtly tuned story of a young man's three weeks on the brink of change in a sharply drawn world.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
About The Author
Nick Earls is the author of thirteen books, including five novels with teenage central characters. 48 Shades of Brown was a CBCA book of the year, and his other four young adult novels were Notable Books. After January was also shortlisted for the National Children's Literature Award, won a 3M Talking Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted in the Fairlight Talking book Awards. The International Youth Library, Munich, included it in its White Ravens selection of international notable new books. It was the first of five of Nick Earls's novels to become plays. Two have also been adapted into feature films.
Nick Earls was the founding chair of the Australian arm of the international aid agency War Child and is now a War Child ambassador. He co-edited and contributed to anthologies that have raised $3 million for War Child, and initiated a War Child/Rotary project to resupply the school libraries of the Solomon Islands with more than 10,000 books donated by Australian publishers. He is or has also been patron of Kids Who Make a Difference and Hands on Art, and an honorary ambassador for the Mater Foundation, the Abused Child Trust and the Pyjama Foundation. On top of that, he was the face of Brisbane Marketing's 'Downtown Brisbane' and 'Experience Brisbane' campaigns.
ISBN: 9780702237652
ISBN-10: 0702237655
Published: 1st February 2010
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 264
Audience: Teenager/Young Adult
For Ages: 12 - 18 years old
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Country of Publication: AU
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 19.5 x 13 x 2
Weight (kg): 0.24
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