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Someone Like Me

By Elaine Forrestal
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Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal is a children's novel that explores the journey of personal discovery and acceptance. The story follows the protagonist as they navigate challenges and learn to appreciate themselves and others for their unique qualities. Set with engaging characters, the book delves into themes of self-worth and friendship, capturing the transformative power of understanding and empathy.
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You might enjoy this book if you love engaging children's stories that explore themes of identity, friendship, and self-discovery. Written by Elaine Forrestal, it offers young readers an inspiring tale filled with adventure and relatable emotions, making it a delightful read that captures the imagination.

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Someone Like Me

Life is pretty normal for Tas, until Enya moves into the farm next door. Enya, with her mysterious Irish family, brings with her more than Tas could bargain for. The violence of the world she thought she had left behind catches up with her, and changes Tas's life forever.

S 1998 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers

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Tas leads an ordinary life - until Enya and her mysterious Irish family move in next door. The violence Enya thought she had left behind catches up with her and changes Tas's life for ever.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140380927

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 1997

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 182g

Pages: 192

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Elaine Forrestal Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Elaine Forrestal lives and works in the beach suburb of Scarborough, Western Australia, where she shares a house with her husband, Peter and an Axle look-alike called Fling. She enjoys, swimming, walking, reading, travelling and catching up with her many friends in different parts of the world. Elaine has had magazine articles and short stories published, and has also written for children's television. Three of her novels, The Watching Lake, Straggler's Reef and Deep Water were shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. Her novel Someone Like Me was commended in the 1997 National Association for Special Education Needs Children's Book Awards in the UK and won the Western Australian Young Readers' Hoffman Award. It also won the 1998 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. Another of her novels, Graffiti on the Fence, was shortlisted in 2000 for the same award. Deep Water was a 2004 Children's Book Council Notable Book.

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