The Unexpected Mess of It All

The Unexpected Mess of It All

Gabrielle Tozer

Gabrielle Tozer

A very funny and fraught 'enemies-to-will-they-won't-they' romance between family friends Jamila and Billy. Jamila Dakhoul wants to escape her life. Forget everything.Forget that her only friends are strangers on the internet. Forget that she's stuck in a caravan after a fire destroyed her family's house.Forget that Year 12 is a brutal hellhole where bullying is an Olympic sport.Forget Billy Radcliffe once and for all.But as Jamila tries to untangle the messy threads of her life on a weekend away with her family, it becomes clear that she can't outrun her past, no matter how hard she tries ...A coming-of-age story about falling apart, starting over, and the people and places you can't live without from the award-winning author of Remind Me How This Ends, Can't Say it Went to Plan and The Intern.
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Can't Say it Went to Plan

Can't Say it Went to Plan

Gabrielle Tozer

Gabrielle Tozer

From the award-winning author of The Intern, Faking It and Remind Me How This Ends. School's out. Forget study, exams and mapping out the future.For the next seven days, the only homework is partying with friends, making new ones and living in the moment. There are no parents or curfews - and no rules. Zoe, Samira and Dahlia are strangers, but they have something in common: their plans for a dream holiday after their final year of school are flipped upside-down before they even arrive at the beach.From hooking up and heartache, to growing apart, testing friendships and falling in love, anything can go down this week.PRAISE 'This novel is Tozer at her best-it has the humour of The Intern paired with the emotional depth of Remind Me How This Ends, on top of a diverse cast of characters. Can't Say it Went to Plan provides a cinematic read with...
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The Intern

The Intern

Gabrielle Tozer

Gabrielle Tozer

Funny, insightful and written with warmth and understanding, THE INTERN is for everyone who has had and survived the job from hell! Ages: 12+ Josie Browning dreams of having it all. A perfect academic record, an amazing journalism career - and for her crush to realise she exists. the only problem? Josie can't stop embarrassing her little sister or her best friend, let alone herself. Josie's luck changes when she lands an internship at Sash magazine. A coveted columnist job is up for grabs, but Josie quickly learns making her mark will be far from easy, especially under the reign of editor Rae Swanson. From the lows of photocopying and coffee-fetching, to the highs of celebrities, beauty products and by-lines, this is one internship Josie will never forget. totally fresh and funny, this debut novel from media insider Gabrielle tozer reveals just what's behind the seeming glamour of the magazine industry. Ages 12+
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Melody Trumpet

Melody Trumpet

Gabrielle Tozer

Gabrielle Tozer

'SASSY AND FUN, MELODY TRUMPET IS FILLED WITH FRIENDSHIP, HEART AND HUMOUR.'- Deb Abela, award-winning author of The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery As the daughter of global music superstars, Melody Trumpet was supposed to be extraordinary - a melodic genius to carry on the Trumpet legacy. But, as was discovered when Melody screamed her first out-of-tune note as a baby, this wasn't to be. Ten years on, Melody is still kept away from the world in Trumpet Manor. If only secrets could stay hidden ...For Melody Trumpet, it's about finding the extraordinary in ordinary!MORE PRAISE'This is a fun, well-written story about finding your voice for readers aged seven to 10 years old' — Books+Publishing, four stars
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Remind Me How This Ends

Remind Me How This Ends

Gabrielle Tozer

Gabrielle Tozer

A boy-meets-girl-again story from the award-winning author of The Intern and Faking It. 'Milo was a discoloured memory with blurred edges and a washed-out palette. Yet five minutes with him and everything came back to me in an instant.' Layla Montgomery's life fell apart at thirteen. After her mum died in a shock accident, Layla's grieving father packed their bags and forced her to leave behind everything she'd ever known. Milo Dark has been stuck on pause since the Year 12 exams. His long-term girlfriend moved 300 kilometres away for uni, his mates bailed for bigger things, and he's convinced he missed the reminder to plan out the rest of his life. As kids, Layla and Milo shared everything - their secrets, a treehouse and weekends at the river. But they haven't spoken since her mum's funeral. That is, until Layla shows up five years later in his parents' bookshop without so much as a text message. Pretty soon they're drawn into a tangled mess that guarantees someone will get...
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