Heartache And Other Natural Shocks
  • Published: 15 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9781770498365
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $45.00

Heartache And Other Natural Shocks

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15 Oct 2015
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A page-turning young-adult novel told from the alternating voices of two witty, sharp-edged teenage girls who compete for a role in the school production of Hamlet and for the same local bad boy, in a game of deception, betrayal, and sword play.

When fifteen-year-old Julia Epstein and her Anglophone family flee Montreal in October 1970, she struggles to adjust to a new life in the suburban wasteland of North York, Toronto. Next door lives Carla Cabrielli, who works her "assets" and knows how to get what she wants. Julia and Carla get on a collision course, not only for the same role in the school production of Hamlet, but also for the leading man - sword-wielding bad boy and sex magnet, Ian Slater. Heartache and Other Natural Shocks explores teen rivalry. When events take a dangerous turn, both Julia and Carla become vulnerable to deception and betrayal. Full of unexpected twist and turns, Glenda Leznoff's unique novel marks the debut of an important new voice in young-adult fiction.
  • Published: 15 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9781770498365
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for Heartache And Other Natural Shocks

PRAISE FOR Pigmalion by Glenda Leznoff, illustrated by Rachel Berman:

"...readers will cheer for the shy Juliet as she conquers her fears and surprises her peers with her hidden talents. Children may not catch all of the puns and literary allusions, but they can appreciate the dramatic tension and the success of an unlikely heroine."
- School Library Journal