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Summary

A haunting novel from a brand new Australian voice.

An exciting and engaging dystopian novel in the vein of John Marsden set in outer Sydney from a brand new voice in Australian YA literature.

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A haunting novel from a brand new Australian voice.For Fin, it's just like any other day - racing for the school bus, bluffing his way through class and trying to remain cool in front of the most sophisticated girl in his universe. Only it's not like any other day because, on the other side of the world, nuclear missiles are being detonated.When Fin wakes up the next morning, it's dark, bitterly cold and snow is falling. There's no internet, no phone, no TV, no power and no parents. Nothing Fin's learnt in school could have prepared him for this.With his parents missing and dwindling food and water supplies, Fin and his younger brother, Max, must find a way to survive in a nuclear winter . . . all on their own.When things are at their most desperate, where can you go for help?A haunting novel from a brand new Australian voice.

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About the Author

Claire Zorn lives on the south coast of New South Wales with her husband and two small children. Her first young adult novel, The Sky So Heavy, was a 2014 Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book for Older Readers, shortlisted in the 2013 Aurealis Awards for Best Young Adult Novel and shortlisted in the 2014 Inky Awards. Her second young adult novel, The Protected, was the winner of the 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Young Adult Fiction, 2015 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - Young Adult Fiction Prize and 2015 Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Older Readers. It was also shortlisted in the 2015 Inky Awards. One Would Think the Deep is her third book for young adults.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Published
24th July 2013
Format
Paperback
Pages
304
ISBN
9780702249761

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