After January
by Nick Earls
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This January is different. It's as though the future is held here. Held at bay, held at more than arm's length. And the waiting is everywhere. School is over for Alex Delaney and he's waiting for his university offers-only seventeen days away. The waiting is killing him. He's not expecting much from January. Bodysurfing, TV, but mainly waiting. So he's not ready for the girl who cuts past him on a wave. Not at all prepared for her perfect balance, compelling green eyes, and gold skin. show more January is about to change. show lessTags
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A glimpse into a couple of weeks of one boy’s summer – wonderfully evocative, funny and intelligent, and a fine example of how stories don’t have to be about the big things to make an impact. After January is subtle, affecting and gently witty. I highly recommend.
Full review at: http://bookgrotto.blogspot.com/search/label/after%20january
Full review at: http://bookgrotto.blogspot.com/search/label/after%20january
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Nick Earls was born on October 8, 1963 in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. His family moved to Australia when he was nine. He earned a medical degree at the University of Queensland and practiced medicine before becoming a writer. He has written over 16 novels and short stories, along with poetry and articles for major newspapers. His most recent show more novel is Analogue Men. Word Hunter's trilogy is his first children's series. Wisdom Tree is his novella series which features one new novella a month for five months (May-September 2016). His awards include the Betty Trask Award in 1998 for his novel Zigzag. His young adult novel 48 Shades of Brown won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for older readers in 2000 and was adapted into a film. Perfect Skin was also adapted into a film. Five of his novels were adapted into plays. He won the 2016 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award, Eight to 10 years for his book New Boy. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- After January
- Original title
- After January
- Alternate titles
- After summer
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Alex
- First words
- This begins in January, and January is okay.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Just these last three unlikely January weeks.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Teen, Tween, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .E1264 .A — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 9
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 2
