General fiction (Children's/YA)
Before the Beginning
by Anna Morgan
Description
That strange in-between time when the last year of school finishes, the holidays begin, and when teenagers move from school into the adult world. A time when anything is possible, and everything can change.
Grace is questioning herself and has opted not to join her clique for the weeklong end of year celebrations, instead tagging along with her brother Casper and his friends. Casper, an artist, is trying to create the perfect uni application portfolio. Overachieving Noah is reeling from a catastrophe that might have ruined his final exam results. Elsie is just trying to figure out how to hold their friendship group together. Then, they meet a mysterious girl with a magnetic personality. All of them are drawn to her, and she persuades them to go camping with her on a remote, uninhabited island. On the island, each of them will find answers to their questions. But what does Sierra want from them?
An empathetic and suspenseful coming of-age story from the author of All That Impossible Space.
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Author Biography
Anna Morgan was born in Sydney, but spent most of her childhood surrounded by mountains in Nepal and Tibet travelling with her parents. Navigating this life made her a curious observer of people, although most of her time was spent reading Enid Blyton and dreaming of going to boarding school. She works as a bookseller. Before the Beginning is her sophomore book, following All That Impossible Space.
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- Publisher/Imprint Hachette Australia / Lothian Children's Books
- Publication Date September 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780734419651
- Publication Country or regionAustralia
- Pages240
- Publish StatusPublished
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