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Is part of The Ashbury/Brookfield Books Jaclyn Moriarty , 2004 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Feeling Sorry for Celia
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'Life is pretty complicated for Elizabeth Clarry. Her best friend Celia keeps disappearing, her absent father suddenly reappears, and her communication with her mother consists entirely of wacky notes left on the fridge. On top of everything else, because her English teacher wants to rekindle the "Joy of the Envelope," a Complete and Utter Stranger knows more about Elizabeth than anyone else.

'But Elizabeth is on the verge of some major changes. She may lose her best friend, find a wonderful new friend, kiss the sexiest guy alive, and run in a marathon. So much can happen in the time it takes to write a letter... ' (Publication summary)

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  • Included in the 2002 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. Special mention.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • South Yarra, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Pan Macmillan Australia , 2000 .
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      Extent: 262p.
      ISBN: 0330362100
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      St. Martin's Press ,
      2001 .
      Extent: 276p.
      Edition info: 1st American edition.
      ISBN: 0312269234
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Picador ,
      2004 .
      Extent: 278p.
      ISBN: 0330397257 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Un messaggio d'amore anonimo? : Ora ti sistemo io!
Language: Italian
    • Milan,
      c
      Italy,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Mondadori ,
      2004 .
      Extent: 237 p.p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9788804536871, 880453687X

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Works about this Work

"There and Nowhere" : A Conversation with Jaclyn Moriarty Judith Ridge , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 90 no. 5 2014; (p. 23-27)
Sisters, I'm Doing it for Myself Louise Schwartzkoff , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 March 2012; (p. 6)
Wild Girls Are Rarely Out of Style Jenny Pausacker , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 April 2001; (p. 12-13)

— Review of Making the Most of It Lisa Forrest , 2000 single work novel ; A Dangerous Girl Catherine Bateson , 2000 single work novel ; Winter John Marsden , 2000 single work novel ; Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Kris Johnstone , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 44)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Jo Goodman , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 38-39)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Anne Hanzl , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 35)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Jo Goodman , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 15 no. 2 2000; (p. 38-39)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Kris Johnstone , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 44)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Generation Next Pam Macintyre , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , May vol. 5 no. 4 2000; (p. 25)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel ; Eat Well and Stay Out of Jail Leonie Stevens , 2000 single work novel
A Tricky Genre Lesley Beasley , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 220 2000; (p. 58)

— Review of Feeling Sorry for Celia Jaclyn Moriarty , 2000 single work novel
Sisters, I'm Doing it for Myself Louise Schwartzkoff , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 11 March 2012; (p. 6)
Feeling Happy for Jaclyn Frances Atkinson , 2000 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 May 2000; (p. 10)
"There and Nowhere" : A Conversation with Jaclyn Moriarty Judith Ridge , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 90 no. 5 2014; (p. 23-27)
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