Book description
Three major stress factors... a marriage break-up, moving house, loss
of income for the family, and a new school. Link James and his sister
Claire get the lot! How does a boy from the wealthy side of town cope
with the tough guys at Westlands? How does the bad boy tag his father
gave him influence his life? The constant moving threads of Link's life
up their tempo as he becomes a victim of his own perceptions and
actions. 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.
