young adult poetry, australian

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The Simple Gift

2000
Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind. He finds a home in an abandoned freight train outside a small town, where he falls in love with rich, restless Caitlin and befriends a fellow train resident, "old Bill," who slowly reveals a tragic past. When Billy is given a gift that changes everything, he learns not only how to forge his own path in life, but the real meaning of family.

A Place Like This

1998
Jack and Annabel have decided to put off university and drive around the country. It all seems wildly romantic, but when their car dies two days into the trip, they end up at George's apple orchard, figuring it's just a temporary place to stay and earn some money.

A place like this

2004
A verse novel set in Australia in which two young lovers postpone college to embark on a road trip and find themselves working on an apple orchard, where they become immersed in the life of the owner's teenage daughter, who is pregnant as the result of a rape.
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