{"product_id":"9781922231680","title":"Nona and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eRosie and Nona are sisters. \u003ci\u003eYapas\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They are also best friends. It doesn’t matter that Rosie is white and Nona is Aboriginal: their family connections tie them together for life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The girls are inseparable until Nona moves away at the age of nine. By the time she returns, they’re in Year 10 and things have changed. Rosie prefers to hang out in the nearby mining town, where she goes to school with the glamorous Selena and her gorgeous older brother, Nick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a political announcement highlights divisions between the Aboriginal community and the mining town, Rosie is put in a difficult position: will she have to choose between her first love and her oldest friend? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHighly commended, Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted, 2015 Inky Awards\u003cbr\u003e Shortlisted, 2015 Childrens Book Council of Australia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A fascinating book, beautifully told, with rich insight into a deeply Australian but little known community.’ —Jackie French \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Rosie’s story brims with the joy and pain and complexity of friendship and love at sixteen. I adored this smart, heartfelt book about family, kinship, country, and finding out what really matters.’ —Fiona Wood \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A delicate, quiet tale that you’ll … think about long after the book is finished.’ —\u003ci\u003ePop.Edit.Lit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Clare Atkins’ debut novel is a triumph: a coming-of-age tale that celebrates friendship and loyalty, family and community. Here is a striking new voice in Australian youth literature, and her story is one that will surely leave its mark.’ —\u003ci\u003eKill Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Atkins has chosen difficult terrain for her first novel and mapped it with honesty, style and insight.’ —\u003ci\u003eAdelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e … journeys into some remarkable places … a complex and moving story.’ —\u003ci\u003eCooma-Monaro Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Clare Atkins delivers a polished, unflinching book that deserves to be read’ - the \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘[Clare Atkins] wrestles with some of this country's most hotly debated political issues with a rare lightness of touch. [\u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e is] a convincing portrait of a naive but feverish first love, friendships waxing and waning, and the clash between fitting in and sticking to your values. Above all, there's a warmth and optimism that's hard to resist.’ —\u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Highly recommended.’ —\u003ci\u003eReadings Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A powerful coming-of-age story … Atkins writes with clear-eyed sensitivity, and although I longed to hear Nona’s voice, its absence is deliberate and effective. \u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e is poignant young-adult fiction invoking the complex and often overlooked realities of remote indigenous life.’ \u003ci\u003e—Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Clare Atkins writes about a place and a time with love and care, and explores a complicated and fraught situation with honesty and respect … \u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those wonderful books that takes you deeply into a rarely seen world and brings it vibrantly to life.’ —\u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Deeply moving … \u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully affecting story that will make you question what you think you know.’ —\u003ci\u003eCrash My Book Party\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This [is a] powerful, beautifully contoured story of cross-cultural friendship.’ —the \u003ci\u003eWeekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘[\u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e] is written in a clear, poetic style that creates a powerful sense of place as the story moves between communities, time and cultures, with a strong narrative pull that increases in tension until the very end.’ —ABC Local Radio Central West NSW \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A thought-provoking debut’ —the \u003ci\u003eWest Australian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An unforgettable read’ —\u003ci\u003eGood Reading Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Clare Atkins has worked as a scriptwriter for many successful television series including \u003ci\u003eAll Saints, Home and Away, Winners and Losers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWonderland. Nona and Me\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book, which she wrote while living in Arnhem Land.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182967308528,"sku":"9781922231680","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231680_p0.jpg?v=1763634042","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}