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The midnight dress

Rose, nearly sixteen, is used to traveling around with her alcoholic father but connects with the people of a small, coastal Australian town, especially classmate Pearl and reclusive Edie, who teaches her to sew a magical dress for the Harvest Festival while a mystery unfolds around them.

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Main Author: Foxlee, Karen, 1971-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:1st ed.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities > Young adult fiction.
Sewing > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Schools > Young adult fiction.
Alcoholism > Young adult fiction.
Single-parent families > Young adult fiction.
Australia > Young adult fiction.
Mystery fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:Rose, nearly sixteen, is used to traveling around with her alcoholic father but connects with the people of a small, coastal Australian town, especially classmate Pearl and reclusive Edie, who teaches her to sew a magical dress for the Harvest Festival while a mystery unfolds around them.
Physical Description:277 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375856457 (hbk.)
0375856455 (hbk.)
9780375956454 (lib. bdg.)
037595645X (lib. bdg.)
9780449818213 (ebk.)
0449818217 (ebk.)
Author Notes:Karen Foxlee was born in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia on February 3, 1971. Before becoming an author, she worked as a registered nurse. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from the University of the Sunshine Coast. Her first novel, The Anatomy of Wings, was published in 2007. It won the Emerging Author Award at the 2006 Queensland Premier's Literary Award, The Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book South East Asia Pacific Region, and The Dobbie Award. Her other works include The Midnight Dress. Her title Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy made the finalist list for the Aurealis Awards in 2014. This title also made the Readings Children's Book Prize 2015 shortlist. She wrote the middle-grade novel, A Most Magical Girl, which won the 2017 Readings Children's Book Prize. Her most recent novel is Lenny's Book of Everything (2018). It won a 2019 Indie Book Award in the Children's category.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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