Robin Klein

“Utter loathing and hatred,” I said. “I wouldn't even be on the same bus as you ...If I could have caught a virus in time.” Erica Yurken knew she was destined for great things. Never in any doubt about her own genius, she felt superior to everyone at notorious Barringa East...that is, until Alison Ashley turned up. Hating Alison Ashley...

Text has unearthed four previously out-of-print novels to celebrate one of Australian YA's most revered authors, Robin Klein. That these iconic novels were ever out-of-print is an injustice - they are poignant, funny, and every bit as fresh as when they were first published. Came Back to Show You I Could Fly, adapted to film in 1993 as Say a...

The Melling sisters trilogy includes All in the Blue Unclouded Weather (1991), Dresses of Red and Gold (1992), and The Sky in Silver Lace (1995). Klein captures the ordinary moments in the lives of the Melling girls living in 1940s rural Australia. From sibling tiffs to playground politics, she transforms their lows into agony and their highs into triumphs.

Richard Tulloch has many plays to his credit and more than fifteen years' experience in theatre, film, and television. Here is his extremely funny play adapted from the highly successful novel. Hating Alison Ashley: A Play is crafted with Tulloch's impeccable comedic touch, drawing audiences into a delightful experience based on the original work's charm and wit.

The Melling sisters trilogy consists of All in the Blue Unclouded Weather (1991), Dresses of Red and Gold (1992), and The Sky in Silver Lace (1995). Klein takes the ordinary moments in the lives of the Melling girls living in 1940s rural Australia—sibling tiffs, playground politics—and turns their lows into agony, and their highs into triumphs.

The Melling sisters trilogy includes All in the Blue Unclouded Weather (1991), Dresses of Red and Gold (1992), and The Sky in Silver Lace (1995). Klein takes the ordinary moments in the lives of the Melling girls living in 1940s rural Australia—sibling tiffs, playground politics—and turns their lows into agony, and their highs into triumphs.

The celebrated story of friendship and jealousy as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series. Erica Yurken knew she was destined for great things. Never in any doubt about her own genius, she felt superior to everyone at notorious Barringa East... That is, until Alison Ashley turned up.