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Ballad for a mad girl

Wakefield, Vikki, 1970-2017
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Everyone knows seventeen-year-old Grace Foley is a bit mad. She's a prankster and a risk-taker, and she's not afraid of anything-except losing. As part of the long-running feud between two local schools in Swanston, Grace accepts a challenge to walk the pipe. That night she experiences something she can't explain. The funny girl isn't laughing anymore. She's haunted by voices and visions-but nobody believes a girl who cries wolf. As she's drawn deeper into a twenty-year-old mystery surrounding missing girl Hannah Holt, the thin veil between this world and the next begins to slip. She can no longer tell what's real or imagined-all she knows is the ghosts of Swanston, including that of her own mother, are restless. It seems one of them has granted her an extraordinary gift at a terrible price. Everything about her is changing-her body, her thoughts, even her actions seem to belong to a stranger. Grace is losing herself, and her friends don't understand. Is she moving closer to the truth? Or is she heading for madness?
Main title:
Ballad for a mad girl / by Vikki Wakefield.
Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. : The Text Publishing Company, 2017.
Collation:
309 pages ; 20 cm.
Awards:
CBCA short listed book for Older Readers 2018
ISBN:
9781925355291
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
BRN:
301241
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Beaumaris LibraryTeen FictionT WAKAvailable
Brighton LibraryTeen FictionT WAKOnloan - Due: 20 Oct 2024
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