THE YEAR MY LIFE BROKE

by JOHN MARSDEN

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New softcover book, 180 pages, published 2013. Age range: 9 years and older.

You move into the most boring street in the most boring town in Australia. Tarrawagga is a hole. Its only ambition is to be a crater, and it has every chance of getting there.

The last thing you expect is to have action all around you, dangerous strangers in the backyard, and bullets flying past your ears.

At your new school, everyone thinks you're the biggest loser in Grade 6. Little do they know. When they realise the truth, teachers and students alike are in for the shock of their life.

Funny, gripping and full of surprises, The Year My Life Broke could be the most real book your read this year.

WARNING: This book is not a fantasy. It contains no superheroes, wizards, dragons, time-travel, aliens or magic.

About the author:
John Marsden is one of the most popular writers of young adult fiction. His books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and he has won or been shortlisted for every major award for children’s and young adult literature in Australia, including CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Children’s Book of the Year and Picture Book of the Year, the National Book Award and numerous others. His first book, So Much to Tell You, was published in 1987 and because of its enormous popularity is also available now in a play version. The gripping war series which began with Tomorrow, When the War Began has broken all sales records for young adult fiction, and Burning for Revenge won the Bookdata ABA Book of the Year in 1996. John’s move into picture books has been highly acclaimed, following the release of Prayer for the 21st Century in 1997 and The Rabbits, illustrated by Shaun Tan, which was named CBCA Picture Book of the Year in 1999. After more than thirty books John is arguably one of the best known and most respected novelists for young adults. He lives near Melbourne where he is Principal of Candlebark School.

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The Year My Life Broke by John Marsden and Matt Ottley