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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Divine Clementine
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'I blow her a kiss. She catches it and puts it in her pocket for later like she always does.

And then it happens.

'Why doesn't she look? Why doesn't the bus brake? Why is my body frozen?

'When 16-and-a-half-year-old Clementine Footner witnesses the tragic death of her eccentric aunt Stella, she feels as though her world will never be the same again.

'Clementine idolised her aunt, and their intimate bond was something she treasured deeply. But after finding and reading Stella's diaries, she learns about a very different woman - an unstable, erratic Stella. This Stella suffered from Bipolar . . . and the whole family knew about it.

'Feeling betrayed and angry, with her life spiralling even further out of control, Clementine trudges through grief, despair, and the middle of nowhere to discover what truly matters. (From the publisher's website.)

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Bipolar disorder.
    Type of character Secondary.
    Point of view First person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2012 .
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      Extent: ix, 366p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 May 2012.
      ISBN: 9781864718997 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

[Review] Divine Clementine Meredith Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 30)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
New Young Adult Fiction Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid Jessica Davidson , 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler Jackie French , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
[Review] Divine Clementine Allison Paterson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 42)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
Untitled Diana Hodge , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 37)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
Untitled Diana Hodge , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 20 no. 2 2012; (p. 37)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
[Review] Divine Clementine Allison Paterson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 42)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
New Young Adult Fiction Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid Jessica Davidson , 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler Jackie French , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
[Review] Divine Clementine Meredith Capp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 57 no. 1 2013; (p. 30)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel
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