Steph Bowe

Steph Bowe is back. Night Swimming is a love story with a twist, and a whole lot of heart. Imagine being the only two seventeen-year-olds in a small town. That’s life for Kirby Arrow—named after the most dissenting judge in Australia’s history—and her best friend Clancy Lee, would-be musical star. Clancy wants nothing more than to leave town and head for the big smoke, but Kirby is worried: her family has a history of leaving. She hasn’t heard from her father since he left when she was a baby. Shouldn’t she stay to help her mother with the goat’s-milk soap-making business, look after her grandfather who suffers from dementia, be an apprentice carpenter to old Mr Pool? And how could she leave her pet goat, Stanley, her dog Maude, and her cat Marianne? But two things happen that change everything for Kirby. She finds an article in the newspaper about her father, and Iris arrives in town. Iris is beautiful, wears crazy clothes, plays the mandolin, and seems perfect, really, thinks Kirby. Clancy has his heart set on winning over Iris. Trouble is Kirby is also falling in love with Iris... Steph Bowe was born in Melbourne in 1994 and now lives in Queensland. She has written two earlier YA novels: Girl Saves Boy and All This Could End. Steph is currently a Stella Prize Schools Ambassador for Queensland. ‘A funny, diverse, authentic story of family, love, musicals, crop-circles and goats.’ Lili Wilkinson ‘Night Swimming is at once sweet and serious; a love-letter to outsiders, the kooky and complex—it's an ode to first times and best friends...but above all else, it's a reminder of how lucky we are to have a writer like Steph Bowe in our midst.’ Danielle Binks, Alpha Reader ‘Steph Bowe’s latest novel is the utterly charming story of two best friends, the small town they live in and the girl they both fall for. It is a tender and humorous tale of family ties, friendship and first love.’ Erin Gough

Night Swimming

The first time we met, Jewel Valentine saved my life.Isn't it enough having your very own terminal disease, without your mother dying? Or your father dating your Art teacher? No wonder Sacha Thomas ends up in the lake that Saturday evening...... But the real question is- how does he end up in love with Jewel Valentine? With the help of quirky teenage prodigies Little Al and True Grisham, Sacha and Jewel have a crazy adventure, with a little lobster emancipation along the way. But Sacha's running out of time, and Jewel has secrets of her own. Girl Saves Boyis a hugely talented debut novel, funny and sad, silly and wise. It's a story of life, death, love...... and garden gnomes.

Girl Saves Boy

What's the craziest thing your mum has asked you to do? Nina doesnâ€TMt have a conventional family. Her family robs banksâ€”even she and her twelve-year-old brother Tom are in on the act now. Sophia, Ninaâ€TMs mother, keeps chasing the thrill: â€ ̃Anyway, their moneyâ€TMs insured!â€TM she says. After yet another move and another new school, Nina is fed up and wants things to change. This time sheâ€TMs made a friend sheâ€TMs determined to keep: Spencer loves weird words and will talk to her about almost anything. His mother has just left home with a man who looks like a body-builder vampire, and his father and sister have stopped talking. Spencer and Nina both need each other as their families fall apart, but Nina is on the run and doesnâ€TMt know if she will ever see Spencer again. Steph Bowe, author of Girl Saves Boy, once again explores the hearts and minds of teenagers in a novel full of drama, laughter and characters with strange and wonderful ways.

All This Could End

Tras conocer a Jewel en el lago, la vida de Sasha cambiará para siempre...

La chica del lago

En Sacha pateix una malaltia terminal; la seva mare és morta, i cada dia ha de veure a l'institut la nova parella del seu pare: és la seva professora d'art. Un dia, en Sacha decideix acabar amb el seu patiment i llançar-se a un llac. És el destí el que fa que el trobi la jove Jewel? La vida d'ella tampoc no ha estat gaire feliç: fa anys va veure morir ofegat el seu germà en aquell mateix llac. Decideix que farà tot el possible per salvar en Sacha. Aquest és el començament del que serà una amistat extraordinària, i potser alguna cosa més, entre dos joves a qui la vida mai no els ha regalat res, però que tenen el millor: es tenen l'un a l'altra.

La noia del llac

Ana Andrés Lleó

Vanaf het moment dat Sacha uit het water wordt gevist door Jewel weet hij dat ze hét is. Maar hadden ze elkaar niet wat eerder kunnen ontmoeten? Sacha is namelijk terminaal ziek. En hij heeft een moeder die niet al te lang meer te leven heeft en een vader die er zo nodig met de tekenleraar vandoor moet gaan. En waarom was Jewel er eigenlijk zo op gebrand om in een ijskoud meer te springen om een onbekende jongen te redden? `Een prachtig, oprecht verhaal over twee gekwetste tieners die de wereld proberen te begrijpen. Notebook Magazine `Haar schrijfstijl is meeslepend en trekt je helemaal in Sacha en Jewels wereld, waar je een emotionele rit te wachten staat. Het is mooi en verdrietig, gekruid met een snufje sarcasme en tienerangst. Ik ben helemaal weg van dit boek; het staat op de plank met boeken om voor altijd te bewaren. Weloveya.wordpress.com

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