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My Life as an Alphabet
- Author
- Barry Jonsberg
- Narrator
- Juliet Lochrin
- Publisher
- Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 27 February 2025
- Run Time
- 6 hours 6 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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WINNER: Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 2014
HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014
SHORTLISTED: Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Prize for Children's Fiction, 2014
Candice Phee wants to bring light and laughter to those around her, and somehow she succeeds despite the bizarre mix-ups and the confusion she effortlessly creates. An uplifting comedy-drama from award-winning author, Barry Jonsberg.
This isn't just about me. It's also about the other people in my life - my mother, my father, my dead sister Sky, my penpal Denille, Rich Uncle Brian, Earth-Pig Fish and Douglas Benson From Another Dimension. These are people [with the exception of Earth-Pig Fish, who is a fish] who have shaped me, made me what I am. I cannot recount my life without recounting elements of theirs. This is a big task, but I am confident I am up to it.
Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old, hilariously honest and a little… odd. But she has a big heart, the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to ensure everyone is happy. So she sets about trying to 'fix' all the problems of all the people [and pets] in her life.
Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, My Life as an Alphabet is a delightful novel about an unusual girl who goes to great lengths to bring love and laughter into the lives of everyone she cares about.
‘Where do I start in explaining how much I loved this hilariously quirky and moving story with its beautiful, fractured gem of a narrator? How about A is for Awesome.’ MICHAEL GERARD BAUER, author
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Details
- Author
- Barry Jonsberg
- Narrator
- Juliet Lochrin
- Duration
- 6 hours 6 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781004194001
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Synopsis
Now a major motion picture, H IS FOR HAPPINESS.WINNER: Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 2014HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014SHORTLISTED: Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Prize for Children's Fiction, 2014Candice Phee wants to bring light and laughter to those around her, and somehow she succeeds despite the bizarre mix-ups and the confusion she effortlessly creates. An uplifting comedy-drama from award-winning author, Barry Jonsberg.This isn't just about me. It's also about the other people in my life - my mother, my father, my dead sister Sky, my penpal Denille, Rich Uncle Brian, Earth-Pig Fish and Douglas Benson From Another Dimension. These are people [with the exception of Earth-Pig Fish, who is a fish] who have shaped me, made me what I am. I cannot recount my life without recounting elements of theirs. This is a big task, but I am confident I am up to it.Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old, hilariously honest and a little… odd. But she has a big heart, the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to ensure everyone is happy. So she sets about trying to 'fix' all the problems of all the people [and pets] in her life.Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, My Life as an Alphabet is a delightful novel about an unusual girl who goes to great lengths to bring love and laughter into the lives of everyone she cares about.‘Where do I start in explaining how much I loved this hilariously quirky and moving story with its beautiful, fractured gem of a narrator? How about A is for Awesome.’ MICHAEL GERARD BAUER, author
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