Book description
No place like home. But what if home is unsafe and violent?Fifteen year
old Simone is lured by her new boyfriend with promises of a better life
in a big city. On the run from a dangerous environment and her drug
addicted sister, she arrives in Palmino with stars in her eyes and hope
in her heart. Reality check? Okay. But what is reality when her
boyfriend turns violent, the other itinerants brand her an intruder, and
home becomes a drain or a squat?Simone's story is the story of a society
in which no child was going to have to live in poverty: a land of milk
and honey, which for some people turns sour and is filled with
despair.'The way it is'? Not necessarily. With someone to tell it
straight and someone to listen, this can be a story called BACK ON
TRACK. Margaret Clark is one of Australia's most popular writers for
young people. She has worked as a teacher and university lecturer and at
the Geelong Centre for Alcohol and Drug Dependency. Her novels for older
readers include THE BIG CHOCOLATE BAR, FAT CHANCE, HOT OR WHAT, KISS AND
MAKE UP, FAMOUS FOR FIVE MINUTES and a trilogy about the Studley family:
HOLD MY HAND OR ELSE!, LIVING WITH LEANNE and PULLING THE MOVES. BACK ON
TRACK: DIARY OF A STREET KID, NO STANDING ZONE, CARE FACTOR ZERO, and
BAD GIRL, four searing novels for young adults, have become bestsellers.
Most recently her SECRET GIRLSÂ STUFF, MORE SECRET GIRLSÂ STUFF, and
WHAT TO DO WHEN LIFE SUCKS have been hits with her many fans. Her most
recent titles FRIENDS FOREVER: A SECRET DIARY BY SARA SWAN (November
2005), SECRET FRIENDS' STUFF (2006) and TROUBLE ON TUESDAYS are current
bestsellers. Margaret is a Doctor of Education and travels broadly
speaking about her writing. Her books are published in 16 countries.
