Cloudwish
By (Author) Fiona Wood
Pan Macmillan Australia
Pan Australia
1st September 2016
Australia
Young Adult
Fiction
Winner of Indie Awards Young Adult 2016 2016 (Australia)
Paperback
288
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 18mm
220g
WINNER OF THE CBCA AWARD FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR, OLDER READERS "A wonderful, heartwarming coming-of-age story" Readings For Van Uoc Phan, fantasies fell into two categories: nourishing, or pointless. Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, for example Pointless. It always left her feeling sick, as though she'd eaten too much sugar. Van Uoc doesn't believe in fairies, zombies, vampires, Father Christmas - or magic wishes. She believes in keeping a low profile: real life will start when school finishes. But when she attracts the attention of Billy Gardiner, she finds herself in an unwelcome spotlight. Not even Jane Eyre can help her now. Wishes were not a thing. They were not. Correction. Wishes were a thing. Wishes that came true were sometimes a thing. Wishes that came true because of magic were not a thing! Were they
Fiona Wood has been writing television scripts for more than ten years. Her second YA novel, Wildlife, won the 2014 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers. Cloudwish is her third novel. She lives in Melbourne with her family.