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As Happy as Here

By Jane Godwin
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As Happy as Here by Jane Godwin is set in a hospital where three girls form an unexpected friendship. As they navigate their personal challenges, they come together to solve a mysterious event happening nearby. The story beautifully captures themes of friendship, resilience, and the unexpected connections that form in trying times.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories of friendship and resilience. It beautifully explores the bonds that form between three girls as they navigate challenges and uncover mysteries surrounding them, set against the backdrop of a hospital stay that changes everything. It's perfect for readers who appreciate heartfelt narratives with a hint of suspense.

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As Happy as Here

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Three teenage girls from very different backgrounds find themselves sharing a hospital ward. When they witness a crime in the park below their window, they bond over trying to solve the crime and each one undergoes a profound change.

A beautiful coming-of-age story about identity, expectation, class, justice, society, fairness, and, above all, kindness.

'Fresh insights into friendship and family are spun through tangents into chance and randomness ... and music and its power to trigger memory and give a rhythm and pace to life. Injured Evie, in particular, learns how to grow and walk away stronger.' - Weekend Australian

'Such a richly delicious read and I wanted it never to end ... I am a true fan' Naomi Shihab Nye

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734419231

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 July 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 288

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jane Godwin Young Adult

About the Author

Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed and internationally published author of many books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Children's Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for many years, Jane's books include her novels A Walk in the Dark (September 2022), Falling From Grace, As Happy as Here (a CBCA Notable Book) and When Rain Turns to Snow (shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards) and picture books Tilly, illustrated by Anna Walker, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris). Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, and spends as much time as she can working with them in schools and communities and running literature and writing programs.

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