{"product_id":"9781921834387","title":"All I Ever Wanted","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Adelaide Festival Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the nine days before her seventeenth birthday, Mim's life turns  upside down. In the end, the same things look entirely different.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRule number one: I will not turn out like my mother.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMim knows what she wants, and where she wants to go. Anywhere but home-in a dead suburb and with a mother who won't get off the couch. Her two older brothers are in prison, so now Mim has to retrieve a lost package for her mother. Does this make her a drug runner? She's set herself rules to live by, but she's starting to break them. And she can't seem to find answers to all the new questions:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is the monster dog Gargoyle hidden in the back shed?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is the boy she sent Valentines to for years now suddenly a creep? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd who is the mysterious girl next door who moans at night?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVikki Wakefield\u003c\/b\u003e's first young adult novel, \u003ci\u003eAll I Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2012 Adelaide Festival Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, as did her second novel, \u003ci\u003eFriday Brown\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2014. \u003ci\u003eFriday Brown\u003c\/i\u003e was also an Honour Book, Children's Book Council of Australia, 2013. Among other awards, it was shortlisted for the prestigious Prime Minister's Awards, 2013. Her new novel, \u003ci\u003eInbetween Days\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published in October 2015. Vikki lives in the Adelaide foothills with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'One of the most memorable YA books I've ever read. Original, real, startling and beautiful.' Cath Crowley, author of \u003ci\u003eGraffiti Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'One of the best debut novels I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Vikki Wakefield has gifted the Australian Publishing world, and readers of Young Adult Fiction, a superior tale, full to brimming with formidable characters and an exquisite protagonist.' The Book Gryffin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'While it's both a thriller and a gritty romance, for me \u003ci\u003eAll I Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e is first and foremost a sparkling journey into hope. As the story drives toward its surprising conclusion, we're left as stunned as Mim as she discovers \"that there are so many ways to tell a person you love them.\" I loved this book.' Paul Griffin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'[An] absorbing young adult novel...Despite the grim setting, the characters are richly and lovingly drawn with smart-mouthed, determined Mim a particular delight. At the core of the book is the idea that things (and people) are not what they seem. It's nothing new as a concept, but it's executed with winningly original style, wit and heart. Think \u003ci\u003eUnderbelly\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eHating Alison Ashley\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eBig Issue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Vikki Wakefield's first novel walks the tightrope between fate and human agency. Despair is leavened by shards of hope; this is not Young Adult literature that peddles misery or wallows in a nihilistic fug. Mim is one of those resilient protagonists who still wields a degree of control over her life....Like her protagonist, Wakefield plays with the reader's prejudices. Little by little, the restrictive labels forced on various characters are seen to be products of convenience or carelessness, rather than truth...\u003ci\u003eAll I Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful and impressive debut, and Wakefield a talent to watch.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A beautifully-written account of one young girl trying to claw her way out of the circumstances into which she was born...It's a story about daring to dream and the transformative power of hope.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Tasmanian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137510457584,"sku":"9781921834387","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921834387_p0.jpg?v=1763635027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921834387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}