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Spirals and Stars
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It’s 1993. Beth McMaugh is eleven years old and about to start her final year of middle school. Her best friend since kindergarten is Ashlee, but Ashlee is changing. She wears surf brand clothes now, watches teenage TV, and knows all the words to all the...
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See moreSpirals and Stars is a timeless story of friendship loss and gain, finding your place in the world, and breaking free from expectations. Set in a of small town, “nerd culture” and the big life moments that many young people experience, Spirals and Stars is a wealth of ‘90s era fun.
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It’s 1993. Beth McMaugh is eleven years old and about to start her final year of middle school. Her best friend since kindergarten is Ashlee, but Ashlee is changing. She wears surf brand clothes now, watches teenage TV, and knows all the words to all the songs by Girlfriend and Peter Andre. Beth is terrified of losing her when they get to senior school, but Ashlee assures her that grade six is going to be the best year ever.
On the first day, though, Beth enters her new homeroom to find Ashlee sitting with Kristy, Abbi, and Nikki – the popular girls. The mean girls. What is Beth going to do? Ashlee can’t really want to be one of them. They must have trapped her into being part of their group, through some sort of heinous bribery. Beth has to save Ashlee, but how?
Further complicating matters, there is a new kid in class – a strange, loud, smart kid from Brisbane, called Jools, who listens to Queen and is obsessed with science fiction and all things nerdy. So obsessed that, on her first day at her new school, she starts the Cooee Middle School Nerd Club and she wants Beth to be her first member – despite the fact that Beth has never even seen Star Wars!
Behind all of this – behind everything – is a secret from Beth’s past, a secret so terrible it stays with her, every day, whispering in her ear: Wash your hands.
Behind everything is that day at the beach, when Kristy saw her in her worst moment. Is that why Ashlee doesn’t want to be friends with Beth anymore? Is that why her mother doesn’t want to be near her? Has Beth ruined everything? And if she has, can a nerdy girl with mismatched socks, a rebellious punk, a popular boy, and a science fiction movie trilogy set it all to right?
Real Friends, by Shannon Hale, meets Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, meets The Friendship Matchmaker, by Randa Abdel Fattah. This is a story of growing up, of friendship, of finding your tribe and unlocking your hidden talents... plus Star Wars.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761111709
Publisher: Wombat Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 September 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Wombat Books
Edition: New edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Kate Gordon grew up in a small town by the sea in Tasmania, Australia. She has written novels for teenagers, as well as picture books, and now writes middle grade fiction. Kate’s books have been published internationally and two of her novels have been adapted for the stage.
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