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48 Shades of Brown

By Nick Earls
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48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls follows the story of a 16-year-old boy named Dan, who is left to stay with his unconventional Aunt Jacq and her housemate, Naomi, while his parents are away. Living in their chaotic household brings unexpected challenges and eye-opening experiences. Dan navigates teenage life, grappling with crushes and the complexities of growing up, all set in a comedic and relatable coming-of-age tale.
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48 Shades of Brown

Dan's sixteen, about to start his final year at school, and his parents have gone overseas for a year. Jacq's twenty-two, drops by uni for the occasional class, and plays in a rock band that might be called Crimplene. Award-winning author Nick Earls turns his attention to that difficult stage between childhood and adulthood. Ages 15+.

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A few months ago, Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school, or move into a house with his aunt, Jacq, and her friend, Naomi. He picked Jacq's place. Now he's doing his last year at school and trying not to spin out.

Trying to be cool. Trying to pick up a few skills for surviving in the adult world. The problem is, he falls for Naomi, and things become much, much more confusing.

Shot entirely on location, 48 Shades features a talented young cast of fresh faces, including Richard Wilson (The Proposition, Deck Dogz) as Dan, with newcomer and recent NIDA graduate Robin McLeavy as Jacq and Emma Lung (Peaches) as Naomi.

48 Shades of Brown was awarded Book of the Year (older readers) by the Children's Book Council in 2000.

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48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls is often praised for its humour and relatable portrayal of adolescent life. Reviews highlight its engaging narrative and witty observations, capturing the awkwardness and excitement of teenage experiences. The character development is noted as strong, with readers appreciating its genuine and heartfelt moments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143005933

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2006

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 304

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Nick Earls Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Nick Earls is the author of novels including The Fix, Zigzag Street, Bachelor Kisses, The True Story of Butterfish and Perfect Skin and the collection of short stories Welcome to Normal. His work has been published internationally in English and in translation. Zigzag Street won a Betty Trask Award in the UK in 1998, and Perfect Skin was the only novel nominated for an Australian Comedy Award in 2003. 48 Shades of Brown was awarded Book of the Year (older readers) by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2000, and in the US it was a Kirkus Reviews selection in its books of the year for 2004. 48 Shades of Brown and Perfect Skin have been adapted into feature films, with Solo un Padre, the film adapted from the Italian edition of Perfect Skin, a top-ten box office hit in Italy in 2008. After January, 48 Shades of Brown, Zigzag Street and Perfect Skin have all been successfully adapted for theatre, and the Zigzag Street play toured nationally in 2005. The True Story of Butterfish was also performed as a play. He recently published a collection of stories Welcome to Normal and a novel Analogue Men.

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