Still Waving

"Slowly but surely, protagonist Julie is putting her life back together after the tragedy that destroyed her family. Her passion for surfing has become a key part in her recovery, as have the friends she's made in her new town. But with the advent of the summer holidays, Julie is torn between enjoying a summer unburdened by family drama and returning to the family farm with her brother, Toby, where she will inevitably reopen her emotional wounds. Memories of her father's court case the previous year are still fresh in Julie?s mind, as is the letter he gave her that until this summer she has not had the courage to open"--Publisher's description Laurene Kelly's first young adult novel introduces us to fourteen-year-old Julie, who is struggling with a terrible home life, but could never imagine the horror that is about to destroy her family forever. She dreams of a new life, away from her abusive father, but when her mother doesn't arrive to meet Julie and her brother Toby after school as planned, her hopes are shattered. She is told there was an accident, but something more is wrong... Annotation. Fourteen-year-old Julie starts crying on Monday when things go badly at school. Although cheered up by her dog, Jessie, things are not much better at home. And they go from bad to worse. On the day Julie and her brother, Toby decide to join Ruby at the local waterhole, there is an accident. But something more is wrong. Her father is in hospital and Jessie is not there to greet her Julie's youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy that splits her family. She and her brother Toby must begin a new life in Sydney, a city that is sometimes exciting, often overwhelming, and always different to the home she knew. This is the sequel to acclaimed I Started Crying Monday. Julies youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy that splits her family. She and her brother Toby must begin a new life in Sydney, a city that is sometimes exciting, often overwhelming, and always different to the home she knew. This is the sequel to acclaimed I Started Crying Monday . Fourteen-year-old Julie starts crying on Monday when things go badly at school. Things are bad at home, with an alcoholic father and a mother beginning to lash out in frustration. Things soon get worse when Julie's mother fails to pick her and brother Toby up from school Julie's youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy that splits her family. She and her brother must begin a new life in Sydney, a city that is exciting, overwhelming and different to the only home she has ever known. By the author of "I Started Crying Monday". Julie and her brother have moved to live with their aunt after the tragic death of their mother and siblings - Life in Sydney is very different and coping with their grief and sense of dislocation doesn't help the adjustment We've been living at Bondi for five months, my brother Toby and I, with our Aunt Jean.