After spending
four years working as an entertainment lawyer, Jaclyn Moriarty
decided to write full time instead. She and her partner,
Colin, divide their time between Canada and Australia, evidence
of which can be found in her books. She is the acclaimed
Australian writer of Feeling Sorry for Celia. Moriarty
brings her delightful new novel, The Year of Secret
Assignments to this year’s festival. Moriarty’s books
have been well received internationally, especially by high
school students.
The
Year of Secret Assignments
Scholastic Press, 2004
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Best
friends Lydia, Emily, and Cassie attend Ashbury High School
in Australia. Their kooky English teacher schemes up a penpal
program between their school and the neighbouring Brookfield
High. The girls are aghast, Ashbury and Brookfield have
been engaged in rivalries for years, and Brookfield students
are rumoured to be drug dealers, thieves, and thugs. The
three girls end up being paired with males students, and
unbelievably, they aren’t that bad...
But what happens when the two schools become engaged in
an all out war?
The
Year of Secret Assignments Scholastic Press,
2004
Feeling
Sorry for Celia St. Martin's
Press, 2000
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Best
friends Lydia, Emily, and Cassie attend Ashbury High School
in Australia. Their kooky English teacher schemes up a penpal
program between their school and the neighbouring Brookfield
High. The girls are aghast, Ashbury and Brookfield have
been engaged in rivalries for years, and Brookfield students
are rumoured to be drug dealers, thieves, and thugs. The
three girls end up being paired with males students, and
unbelievably, they aren’t that bad... 
