Publisher's Synopsis
11 teen-fiction stories from the Born Storytellers of 2011 from Beechboro Christian College, Cornerstone Christian College, Murdoch College, Margaret River Independent School, Penrhos College, Riverlands Montessori School. Kids writing for Kids reading: suits readers 9-14 years. Contains the following titles: In First Impressions, Oliver's difficulty to face up to imperfection in others comes to a head when he learns that the girl of his dreams has cancer. Illusions of Perfection cannot be avoided when a young man calls on Grace to ask her to marry him, but she struggles to give him a truthful answer. Un-escaping Danger finds Bianca in Chinatown after running from an abusive father only to find her troubles have not been left behind. In On Top of the World, Michelle gets a scare when her best friend's daughter is found on the roof of a fortyeight storey apartment block. The Lost Ring tells how the theft of Bella's only memento of her mother, a cherished wedding ring that she wears on a necklace, brings two lifetime enemies together. A young orphaned girl in Safe For Now is pursued for stealing a slice of bread, her fate inevitable. Yasmine's Cancer has returned and her friend, Sarah, battles to understand the illness and its effect on those around her. A broken Fairytale, and a fairytale teenage love is shattered by deceit, crime and drugs, leaving a hole in Eleanor's heart that she struggles to mend. In Poptartsgracejuliette, a girl with a missing father and an alcoholic mother is kidnapped by men who want to find her father. When Gemma is given a ticket to a rock concert, she had no idea it would be The Ticket to Trouble, especially when it comes to deciding who to take with her. Walked Away-the only choice she had when a girl witnessed the brutal initiation of a new student to the school.
