Silver linings / Katrina Nannestad.
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TextPublisher: Gadigal Country ; [Sydney], Australia : ABC Books, HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 294 pages : map ; 22 cmContent type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780733342257 (hardback)Subject(s): Families -- Juvenile fiction | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction | Aunts -- Juvenile fiction | Stepmothers -- Juvenile fiction | Country life -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction | Life change events -- Juvenile fiction | Nineteen fifties -- Juvenile fiction | Australian fictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Historical fiction.DDC classification: A823.4 Summary: "Nettie Sweeney has a dad, three big sisters, a farm full of cows and a cat called Mittens. But it's not enough. She longs for a mother. One with a gentle touch and sparkles in her eyes. Instead, she has Aunty Edith with slappy hands, a sharp tongue and the disturbing belief that peas are proper food. When Dad marries Alice, all Nettie's dreams come true. The Sweeney home overflows with laughter, love and, in time, a baby brother. Billy. The light of Nettie's life. Then tragedy strikes. The Sweeney family crumbles. Nettie tries to make things right, but has she made everything so much worse?"--Back cover.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF NAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111088940836 |
9-12 years old.
"Nettie Sweeney has a dad, three big sisters, a farm full of cows and a cat called Mittens. But it's not enough. She longs for a mother. One with a gentle touch and sparkles in her eyes. Instead, she has Aunty Edith with slappy hands, a sharp tongue and the disturbing belief that peas are proper food. When Dad marries Alice, all Nettie's dreams come true. The Sweeney home overflows with laughter, love and, in time, a baby brother. Billy. The light of Nettie's life. Then tragedy strikes. The Sweeney family crumbles. Nettie tries to make things right, but has she made everything so much worse?"--Back cover.
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