Finding Cassie Crazy – Jaclyn Moriarty

Set in Sydney’s Northwest (Castle Hill and surrounds), ‘Finding Cassie Crazy’ is a good read in the ‘young adult’ category. Themes include boys, love, friendship, heartbreak – which all sounds typical for a book aimed at teens, but this book is a real surprise. Chapters alternate the voices of each of the characters, and the format switches between lists, letters, prose, plays, student noticeboards… It was all crazy enough for me to keep reading. Also it was nice to read a book where I knew something about the area it was set in!

This book is a companion to Jaclyn Moriarty’s bestseller ‘Feeling Sorry for Celia’.  If you feel too grown-up to delve back into “young-adult” territory, keep an eye out for “I Have A Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes”, her attempt at adult fiction. And of course, let me know what you think.

L’Yan

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