From: Klein, Cheryl <CKlein>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:30:05 -0500

Judith mentioned FINDING CASSIE CRAZY by Jaclyn Moriarty as one of her favorite books of the year. It will be published in the U.S. in February as THE YEAR OF SECRET ASSIGNMENTS (and as a YA novel, most definitely!).

Cheers,

Cheryl Klein Associate editor Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic

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Subject: Favourite Australian books 2003 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:10:59 +1100 From: "Ridge, Judith"

My favourite Australian children's and YA books for this year:

Another YA favourite is "Finding Cassie Crazy", by Jaclyn Moriarty - anot= her second novel! Moriarty's "Feeling Sorry for Celia" was, I felt, a lit= tle overlooked here (it was published as a YA novel in Australia, and I'v= e never understood why the US publisher published at as adult title!). I = hope "Finding Cassie Crazy" won't suffer the same fate - it's hilariously=
=20funny but also deeply serious at certain points. The premise of the st= ory goes back to the penpal project between a prestigious private school = and its neighbouring public school that appeared in "Celia". (In that sen= se it's a companion novel - Elizabeth from "Celia" makes a short but memo= rable appearance.) I believe the book will be published in the states nex= t year - in the meantime, you can read my review of it on my website (the= re's also a review of "Saving Francesca") - address below.

Judith=20

www.misrule.com.au/reviews
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