A Place Like thisJack and Annabel have been dating for two years. With high school over they're about to start university - until Jack decides to chuck it all in. I think you and Annabel should get out of here as fast as possible. Have a year doing anything you want. My going-away present is enough money to buy a car - a cheap old one, okay? You'll have to work somewhere to buy the petrol, and to keep going. But go. No destination in mind, Jack and Annabel leave town and discover themselves in a place they never knew existed. An inspiring verse novel about the pursuit of dreams and the realities of life, A Place Like This was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year- Older Readers and New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards and commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Award Sheaffer Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction. |
Contents
Jacks Dad | 3 |
The stumbling bagpipes | 6 |
What Dad said | 8 |
For once in my life | 11 |
A 1974 Corona | 12 |
Annabel on Jack | 13 |
Jack driving | 15 |
Two days out | 16 |
Annabel | 44 |
Emma and her Mum | 45 |
Lucky | 47 |
George | 48 |
Like a drunk | 52 |
Emma and the memory | 53 |
Staying at school | 55 |
Emmas dream | 56 |
The ride | 18 |
this quiet land | 21 |
Haybales | 22 |
The farm | 23 |
Craig | 24 |
This quiet land | 25 |
The shed | 26 |
Craig on his Mum | 28 |
My Dad says | 30 |
Beck talks | 31 |
screwed | 33 |
Screwed | 34 |
School photos | 36 |
Colours | 37 |
Annabel and babies | 38 |
The dewwet grass | 40 |
Lucky Emma | 41 |
Emma | 43 |
Sunday Annabel | 58 |
Rich smart or stupid | 60 |
a place like this | 61 |
Annabel dreams | 62 |
Jack | 64 |
The Department lady | 65 |
Annabel on love | 67 |
Emma replies | 69 |
He asks | 72 |
A gentle kick | 74 |
Jacks plans | 75 |
Uncle Craig | 77 |
Different | 78 |
Saturday night | 80 |
The snake | 83 |
Annabels snake | 84 |
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