Spaghetti Legs

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Eric's legs may be skinny, but can they move! For one week of the year after his win at the athletics carnival, he's a hero; but for the other fifty one, he's a loser. People at Pendle Hill High drift into his life - and they drift out again. Well, it must be his fault, right There must be something wrong with him- take the place he lives, or his family, or the way he looks. Eric's just the guy they call 'Spaghetti legs' and he wants to be different. Special. He wants to make a name for himself.

Author Bio

Sydney-based author John Larkin was born in England but grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney. He has, at various stages of his writing career, supported his habit by working as a supermarket trolley boy, shelf-stacker, factory hand, forklift driver, professional soccer player and computer programmer. He now writes and teaches writing full-time. John has a BA in English Literature and a MA in Creative Writing from Macquarie University. John s The Shadow Girl won the Victorian Premier s Literary Awards 2012 Prize for Writing for Young Adults.