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The Gaps

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Description

When sixteen-year-old Yin Mitchell is abducted, the news reverberates through the whole tenth grade class at Balmoral Ladies College. As the hours tick by, the girls know the chance of Yin being found alive is becoming smaller and smaller. Everyone in school is affected by Yin's disappearance--even scholarship student Chloe, who usually stays out of Balmoral dramas, is drawn into the maelstrom. And when she begins to form an uneasy alliance with Natalia, the queen of Tenth Grade, things start to get even more complicated. A tribute to friendship in all its guises, The Gaps is a moving examination of vulnerability and strength, safety and danger, and the particular uncertainties young women face in the world.

Product Details

PublisherText Publishing Company
Publish DateFebruary 08, 2022
Pages368
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781922330482
Dimensions7.7 X 5.1 X 1.1 inches | 0.7 pounds

About the Author

Leanne Hall is an author of young adult and children's fiction. Her debut novel, This Is Shyness, won the Text Prize for Children's and Young Adult Writing, and was followed by a sequel, Queen of the Night. Her novel for younger readers, Iris and the Tiger, won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature at the 2017 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Leanne works as a children's and YA specialist at an independent bookshop.

Reviews

"Haunting and beautiful. At first it has the page-turning addictiveness of a thriller and then it evolves into a captivating exploration of grief, guilt and resilience in the face of fear and uncertainty. Hall's characters are meticulously drawn, brave, fierce and vulnerable. A stunning achievement from an Australian treasure." Wai Chim, author of The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling; "A powerful, compelling read about the fragility, resilience and fierceness of girlhood. Unputdownable." Lili Wilkinson, author of The Erasure Initiative; "Hall's writing is breathtakingly good. The Gaps is a lightning bolt of a novel about power, privilege, race, art and identity." Nina Kenwood, author of It Sounded Better in My Head

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