Being Here

Kids, Teen, General Fiction, Fiction - YA
Cover of the book Being Here by Barry Jonsberg, Allen & Unwin
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Author: Barry Jonsberg ISBN: 9781742692463
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: February 1, 2011
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Barry Jonsberg
ISBN: 9781742692463
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: February 1, 2011
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

The boy sat in the branches of the fifth tree on the left, his scuffed boots dangling. Leah turned her eyes up. His face was heavily freckled, his eyes large, brown and almond-shaped. His hair stuck out at wild angles. 'Hello,' she said.

Sixteen-year-old Carly is interviewing Leah Cartwright for her local history project. But Leah resists, determined instead to tell her own story: that of a lonely child on an isolated farm, a girl whose only escape is into the world of books. And when Adam appears in the orchard Leah discovers a friend. A secret friend.

Leah draws Carly in with the magic of story - to her present, her past, her secrets, and her unique friendship with Adam.

Being Here is a beautifully told story about a girl whose rich imagination rescues her from a grim reality, and an unlikely boy who changes everything. A compelling novel about love, faith and consequences.

'I loved Being Here. Honest, entertaining and emotionally gripping.' Maureen McCarthy

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The boy sat in the branches of the fifth tree on the left, his scuffed boots dangling. Leah turned her eyes up. His face was heavily freckled, his eyes large, brown and almond-shaped. His hair stuck out at wild angles. 'Hello,' she said.

Sixteen-year-old Carly is interviewing Leah Cartwright for her local history project. But Leah resists, determined instead to tell her own story: that of a lonely child on an isolated farm, a girl whose only escape is into the world of books. And when Adam appears in the orchard Leah discovers a friend. A secret friend.

Leah draws Carly in with the magic of story - to her present, her past, her secrets, and her unique friendship with Adam.

Being Here is a beautifully told story about a girl whose rich imagination rescues her from a grim reality, and an unlikely boy who changes everything. A compelling novel about love, faith and consequences.

'I loved Being Here. Honest, entertaining and emotionally gripping.' Maureen McCarthy

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