'Funny, gritty, absorbing.'—Kirkus
'This Australian import has already made waves overseas and is now coming to captivate the States—Christopher Currie's writing has already been compared to John Green, if that's any indication. It feels realistic, opting for an honest portrayal rather than the glossed-over version of teenage life, friendship, family, and love.'—Bustle
'A compelling coming-of-age story set in a dead-end Queensland town that's imbued with warmth, empathy and real wit... Clancy of the Undertow blends the excruciation, confusion, and hope of being a teenager into a novel that will pull in readers of any age.'—Guardian
Realistic contemporary teen fiction about the value of friendship, family, and being yourself.
Clancy is a bit of an outsider, and her family have stopped bothering to really communicate with each other. But when her dad is involved in a car accident that kills two local teens the town turns against her family. Clancy's family has to work out how to understand the events, deal with the anger of the community and tackle their own challenges.
Funny and wry, Clancy perfectly conveys the confusion and hope of being a teenager. An insightful novel about growing up and figuring out who you are, this will appeal to fans of John Green.
Christopher Currie is a writer and bookseller, whose fiction has appeared in anthologies and journals internationally. His first novel, The Ottoman Motel, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and the Queensland Literary Awards in 2012. Clancy is his first YA novel.
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Christopher Currie is a writer and bookseller from Brisbane, whose fiction has appeared in anthologies and journals internationally. His first novel, The Ottoman Motel, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and the Queensland Literary Awards in 2012. Clancy is his first YA novel.
Gr 9 Up—This novel begins with a crisis: Clancy's father has been involved in a horrific car accident in which two local teens have been killed. Readers are immediately thrust into the center of a family and community drama that results in Clancy feeling even more ostracized and detached from her peers than she evidently already was. With an older brother who is a conspiracy theorist, a father with an undesirable past, an active membership in the nerdy Nature Club, and a major crush on the local bad girl, Clancy is a bit of a misfit. When the opportunity appears to make an unexpected friend, newcomer Nancy, in Nature Club, Clancy nearly blows it for the chance to connect with her crush, Sasha. After then being rejected by Sasha, Clancy spirals into despair and confusion, but her brother and a few other reliable friends bring her back from the brink thanks to their acceptance of who she really is. A near-death experience, plus the unexpected reversals of fortune, makes for a high-impact ending. Some American students may be initially thrown off by the Australian cultural references and slang. In addition, a few of the secondary characters are not fully developed, and even Clancy's identity feels hard to grasp at times (perhaps deliberately so). VERDICT A tense depiction of family secrets and personal acceptance, this title should appeal to readers who liked Julie Anne Peters's Far from Xanadu.—Nora G. Murphy, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, LaCanada-Flintridge, CA
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