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Smashed

Smashed

by Mandy Hager
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/08/2007

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Friendship, loyalties and values are thrown into confusion by a rape in this gritty YA novel.

Friendship, loyalties and values are thrown into confusion by a rape in this gritty YA novel.

Smashed tells the story of three teenage friends, and how their friendship, loyalties and values are thrown into confusion when the main character's younger sister is raped by one of his best friends. His reaction sets in motion a "ripple effect", which culminates in a violent act of revenge upon the rapist.

Has our hero done this? As he finds himself deep in trouble and confused about the truth, he is forced to the vital question- are we really just puppets controlled by our genes, or do we have the free will to rewrite our own destiny?

Smashed is a cautionary tale about growing up - of the huge and complex challenges today's young people face in their lives. Told with humour and compassion it is also, ultimately, a story of courage, love and redemption. Smashed tackles gritty teenage issues such as alcohol, physical and sexual abuse, and anger but award-winning author Mandy Hager delivers it with a sense of humour and great sensitivity. It is a thoughtful, pacy read - one that's hard to put down.
ISBN:
9781869419424
9781869419424
Category:
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-08-2007
Publisher:
Random House New Zealand Ltd
Country of origin:
New Zealand
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
197x128x23mm
Weight:
0.26kg
Mandy Hager

Mandy Hager has been awarded the Katherine Mansfield Menton fellowship for 2014, and she was the 2012 recipient of the New Zealand Society of Authors Beatson Fellowship.

She won the Esther Glen Award for Fiction for her YA novel Smashed and Best Young Adult Book in the NZ Post Book Awards 2010 for The Crossing. The Nature of Ash won the LIANZA YA Fiction Award in 2013 and was shortlisted for the 2013 NZ Post Children's Book Awards. In 2015 her novel Singing Home the Whale was awarded a Storylines Notable Book Award; was a finalist for the LIANZA YA Fiction award; it won the YA category of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults; and was named the 2015 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year.

Singing Home the Whale was described by the judges as a novel that "should be compulsory reading in any country that still hunts whales."Hager has a MA in Creative Writing from Victoria University and an Advanced Diploma in Applied Arts (Writing) from Whitireia Community Polytechnic, where she now works as a tutor and mentor. She lives with her partner on the Kapiti Coast. She has written novels for adults and young adults, short stories, scripts, and non-fiction resources for young people.

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