{"product_id":"9780734419651","title":"Before the Beginning","description":"Author: Anna Morgan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780734419651\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Lothian Children's Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchoolies week: that strange in-between time when teenagers move from school into the adult world. It's a week when anything is possible, and everything can change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrace is questioning everything she thought about herself, and has opted not to join her clique of judgemental friends for schoolies, instead tagging along with her brother Casper and his friends. Casper, an artist, is trying to create the perfect artwork for his uni application folio. Overachieving, anxiety-ridden Noah is reeling from a catastrophe that might have ruined his ATAR result. And Elsie is just trying to figure out how to hold their friendship group together.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the first night of the trip, they meet Sierra, a mysterious girl with silver-grey hair and a magnetic personality. All of them are drawn to her for different reasons, and she persuades them to abandon the cliched schoolies experience in favour of camping with her on a remote, uninhabited island. On that island, each of them will find answers to their questions. But what does Sierra want from them?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn empathetic and suspenseful coming-of-age story from the author of \u003ci\u003eAll That Impossible Space\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBefore the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Soulful and suspenseful; this #LoveOzYA story doesn't take you where you think it will, it leads you where you need to be ... 'Before the Beginning' heralds Anna Morgan as the lovechild of Cath Crowley and Vikki Wakefield for her thoughtful and thrilling storytelling of the highest order.' - Danielle Binks, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year the Maps Changed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBegin, End, Begin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Genuine characters, a clever hint of danger and a deep understanding of graduating high school. I was hooked!' - Emily Gale, author of \u003ci\u003eI Am Out With Lanterns\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465999700126,"sku":"ADS-9780734419651","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780734419651.jpg?v=1770011342","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780734419651","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}