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Please Ignore Vera Dietz
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Since her best friend's death, 18-year-old Vera has started binge drinking and hallucinating that his ghost is urging her to go to the police.
King's standout novel, originally published in 2010, about a young girl coming to terms with her best friend's suicide.
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Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?
Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic and always surprising.
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A.S. King is praised for her compelling and insightful storytelling, which resonates with teen anxieties using a unique blend of humour and tenderness. Her work in Please Ignore Vera Dietz tackles themes such as bullying, grief, and dysfunctional families with a fresh perspective that sets her apart within the young adult genre. The novel is noted for its engaging narrative about coming-of-age, offering a hopeful yet realistic conclusion.
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ISBN: 9781925603286
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 January 2018
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
A.S. King is the author of many acclaimed novels and has won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2020 for Dig, a Michael L. Printz Honor in 2011 for Please Ignore Vera Dietz, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2012 for Ask the Passengers, The Amelia Walden Award, The Carolyn Field Award, and one time she won £50 on a scratch card.
The New York Times called her ‘one of the best YA writers working today’. King lives in Pennsylvania.
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