Rebecca Sparrow

Nick Earls

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight is two weeks in the life of Joel Hedges and Cat Davis. Joel would prefer to get through his final year of high school without Cat Davis or his mother's faux Spanish boyfriend and just hang-out with his best-friend Luke. Cat Davis has an annoying best-friend, an even more annoying little brother, and a deep abiding hatred of Joel Hedges. Due to an unfortunate incident involving a leaking pen and suspected outbreak of Bird Flu, Joel and Cat are forced to sit next to each other in Extension English. To make matters worse, and to their mutual horror, they are paired together for a tandem story writing assignment. What ensues reveals a lot about how smug teenage boys are and what teenage girls really think. No, wait – it's about a sane female and an insane male. It's about revenge and mistaken identity.

Joel & Cat Set the Story Straight

The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay

In her final year of high school in 1989, Australian teenager Rachel has her world turned upside down when the most popular (and disturbed) boy in school comes to live with her family for a semester.

When you were 17, what did you think your life would be like when you hit 27? At 17, Rachel Hill was the girl most likely to succeed. At 27, with an Honours degree and a career as a travel writer, she thinks that marriage is the only thing missing from this perfect trifecta. Her American boyfriend is smart and gorgeous, just the guy everyone thought she'd find. But one rash decision changes everything. Suddenly Rachel finds herself living back at home in her childhood bedroom, nannying a surly six-year-old and watching Mary Tyler Moore re-runs. Her friends worry she's having a 'quarter-life' crisis - but the real story is far more bizarre. As she confronts her idea of perfection, she finds that happiness is living the life you want to live, rather than the one you're expected to.

A Novel

The Girl Most Likely

From bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow, comes the little book of information that every young woman should read. Everybody knows finishing high school and deciding what to do next can be tough. Should you go to university? TAFE? Get an apprenticeship? Or just travel the world? Plus there’s all the new pressures – like budgets, living out of home, making choices about a career you aren’t sure of, relationships, eating well, making friends and … the list goes on! So how do you get through it? Glad you asked. From the author of The Girl Most Likely and Find Your Tribe (and 9 other things I wish I'd known in high school) comes the follow-up book, Find Your Feet (the 8 things I wish I’d known before I left high school), a practical, humorous, guide for girls to help them navigate their post year-12 years and beyond. This little book will be invaluable and a must-read for those who need a little help in surviving the years after school.

Find Your Feet (The 8 Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Left High School)

Everybody knows that high school can be tough, especially when your best friend behaves like your worst enemy, the person you have a crush on fails to notice you exist, and your athletic skills come in for universal derision. Bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow explains how to get through it all with the help of Ruby Rose, Wil Anderson, and other celebrities. Together they explain how bouncing back, trusting your instincts, and finding your tribe can make all the difference. This is an indispensable guide for adolescents for surviving—and enjoying—their teen years.

Find Your Tribe (and 9 Other Things I Wish I'd Known in High School)

From bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow, comes the little book of information that every young woman should read. Ask Me Anything is a question - and - answer style book for Australian teenage girls. Set out in an easy - to - read, open - at - any - page format, it covers deeply personal and real questions girls want to ask and find a trusted answer for: 'I'm ugly. How will I ever get a boyfriend?' or 'Do I need to know what I want to be when I'm older?' or 'How can I be more popular?' or 'How do you know if your friends really like you?' From the author of Find Your Tribe and Find Your Feet, Rebecca Sparrow has written the perfect big sister book, full of advice, wisdom and humour. This little book will be invaluable and a must - read for those who need a little help with friendship, life, love and family.

(heartfelt Answers to 65 Anonymous Questions from Teenage Girls)

Ask Me Anything

Everybody knows deciding what to do after high school can be tough, especially when: your year 12 results weren't what you'd hoped for you have no clue what you want to do with The Rest of Your Life your parents are obsessed with you studying law/accounting/puppetry despite the fact you'd rather, well, gnaw off your own arm So how do you get through it? Bestselling author Rebecca Sparrow is back to share the advice she wished someone had told her when she left school. Like how to decide if your dream is really a career or just a hobby. Or how to find a mentor and deal with your first workplace humiliation. And why being a 'people pleaser' is a fast track to misery. If you loved Find you tribe (and 9 other things I wish I'd known in high school) this book is the guide to help you find your feet.

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