Ebook {Epub PDF} Nona Me by Clare Atkins

 · Question 1. (Time: )In Nona Me you have created a fascinating, moving and powerful novel set in the Top End of Australia. For many urban students who w. Nona Me is poignant young-adult fiction invoking the complex and often overlooked realities of remote indigenous life.'--Sydney Morning Herald 'Clare Atkins writes about a place and a time with love and care, and explores a complicated and fraught situation with honesty and respect /5(32).  · Nona Me by Clare Atkins. Reviewed by Emily Gale. 24 Sep The ‘me’ of the title is Rosie, a Year 10 girl who lives in the Northern Territory and is going through some familiar trials: separated parents, a confusing friendship group, and a crush on her friend’s older brother. What lifts this story is that Rosie, a white Australian.

Nona Me by Clare Atkins. by Catherine Van Bergen. Fiction () Young Adult (98) Australian (42) Teenage (34) Debut Novel (22) Race (2) Aboriginal (2) Often as children, our best friends are considered as close as family. They're the ones we share everything with- both the good and bad- and they're the ones who stand by us, and us by. Nona and Me by Clare Atkins | Editorial Reviews. Paperback. Paperback. $ NOOK Book. $ $ View All Available Formats Editions. Ship This Item — Qualifies for Free Shipping. Atkins writes with clear-eyed sensitivity, and although I longed to hear Nona's voice, its absence is deliberate and effective. Nona Me is poignant young-adult fiction invoking the complex and often overlooked realities of remote indigenous life.' —Sydney Morning Herald '[Clare Atkins] wrestles with some of this country's most hotly.

Nona and Me was an incredibly deep and emotional story of two childhood friends who reconnect again as almost adults. Uniquely Australian, I loved being transported to the small community where the saying 'it takes a village to raise a child', no truer words have been spoken. There’s a lot going on, and this debut author does a fine job of keeping it all relevant. Highly recommended for ages 14 and up. Emily Gale is a Children’s YA Specialist at Readings Carlton, and a Children’s YA writer the rest of the time. Read review. Nona Me. Clare Atkins. $ Buy now. Atkins writes with clear-eyed sensitivity, and although I longed to hear Nona’s voice, its absence is deliberate and effective. Nona Me is poignant young-adult fiction invoking the complex and often overlooked realities of remote indigenous life.’ —Sydney Morning Herald ‘[Clare Atkins] wrestles with some of this country's most hotly.