Graffiti Moon
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Publisher Description
From the award-winning author of Chasing Charlie Duskin and the Gracie Faltrain series
An intense and exhilarating 24 hours in the lives of four teenagers on the verge: of adulthood, of HSC, of finding out just who they are, and who they want to be.
Lucy is in love with Shadow, a mysterious graffiti artist.
Ed thought he was in love with Lucy, until she broke his nose.
Dylan loves Daisy, but throwing eggs at her probably wasn't the best way to show it.
Jazz and Leo are slowly encircling each other.
Winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award Ethel Turner Prize 2011
Winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards' Young Adult Fiction 2011
Shortlisted for Children's Book Council Awards' Older Readers 2011
Shortlisted for the Victoria Premier's Literary Award Prize for Writing for Young Adults 2011
Shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards' Young Adult Book Award 2011
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Crowley (A Little Wanting Song) returns with a moving contemporary spin on disguised-identity romances (think You've Got Mail), first published in Australia. The novel is told in the voices of two creative older teenagers Ed, aka secretive graffiti artist Shadow, and Lucy, a fledgling glass blower interspersed with the poems of Leo/Poet, Ed's best friend and graffiti partner. Set over the course of one long night, Crowley's story slowly develops the relationship between Ed and Lucy, enemies since a disastrous date two years earlier. Lucy is obsessed with Shadow and his art; she tells Ed, "I just want to meet one guy, one guy, who thinks art is cool." The teens' artistic sensibilities are richly and affectingly expressed; readers will agonize over their obvious compatibility and long for them to recognize each other as soul mates. The beauty and danger of the nocturnal urban landscape is an effective counterpoint to the growing attraction of the sensitive yet bristly pair. Secondary characters close friends, artistic mentors, and well-meaning parents are strongly rendered, layering the steadily engrossing story with credible complexity. Ages 14 up.
