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Dear Nobody
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Dear Nobody
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Berlie Doherty
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Series | The Originals |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780141368948
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
4 August 2016 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An unforgettable story of young love and teenage pregnancy; winner of the Carnegie Medal. The moving and very real story of two teenagers and an unplanned pregnancy. It is told from two viewpoints - that of Helen as she writes her thoughts in a series of letters to the unborn baby, the Dear Nobody of the title, and of her boyfriend Chris as he reads the letters. This Carnegie Medal-winning novel is now part of the Originals - Penguin's ground-breaking modern classics for young adults.
Author Biography
Berlie Doherty was born in Liverpool. She studied English Literature at Durham University and has been a full-time writer, for both children and adults, since the publication of her first book in 1982. She has won the Carnegie Medal twice - for GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL and DEAR NOBODY - and the Writers' Guild Children's Fiction Award for DAUGHTER OF THE SEA. Her books have been translated into 17 languages. Berlie lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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