The Monster of Her Age by Danielle Binks

'A classic in the making Grace Notes is a vital balm of a book, a story to press into everybody's hands. Grace Notes is a debut YA verse novel, set in one of the most locked-down cities in the world - Melbourne, 2020. When Crux witnesses Grace's impromptu performance on a deserted tram, he's inspired to paint her and her violin and when Grace stumbles across her portrait in a Melbourne alley by an anonymous street artist, she sets out to find its creator. James Crux is an aspiring street artist who promised his dad he wouldn't paint in public until he's finished school. Grace Dalfinch is a talented violinist who longs to play contemporary music in bars, but her mum forbids her. A must-read for fans of Nina LaCour.A tiny note that's there for embellishment The Monster of Her Age is as much an homage to film as it is to family and heart-fluttering crushes. All up this is my favourite kind of YA and this book is perfection' JACLYN CRUPI 'A warm hug of a book that's packed to the brim with tenderness, truth, and timeless charm. a book I so wished existed when I was a film-obsessed teen. Come for the razzle dazzle, stay for the moving portrait of a young woman grappling with love, loyalty, betrayal and forgiveness' ERIN GOUGH 'All kinds of wonderful. I loved it' VIKKI WAKEFIELD 'Horror films, Hollywood scandals and Hobart are just some of the treats on offer in The Monster of Her Age. This is a sensitive and compelling story about one girl's struggle to defeat her monsters, escape the past, and find her place in the here and now. Realistic, romantic, inclusive, and full of heart, this book belongs on everyone's shelf' TRISH DOLLER 'A family dynasty, a Gothic mansion, and an angry girl - The Monster of Her Age puts a clever, contemporary twist on the Final Girl horror trope. 'There is an unexpected intersection where family, grief, forgiveness, and horror films meet, and in the lovely center is Danielle Binks' The Monster of Her Age. Granddaughter of the infamous Lottie Lovinger, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role playing the child monster in a. And about embracing the things that scare us, in order to be braver.

A story of love, loss, family and film - a stirring, insightful novel about letting go of anger and learning to forgive without forgetting. When a chance encounter with a young film buff leads her to a feminist horror film collective, Ellie meets Riya, a girl who she might be able to show her real self to, and at last comes to understand her family's legacy. Lottie is dying and Ellie wants to make peace with her before it's too late. The experience left Ellie deeply traumatised and estranged from people she loved.Now seventeen, Ellie has returned home to Hobart for the first time in years. Granddaughter of the infamous Lottie Lovinger, as a child Ellie shared the silver screen with Lottie in her one-and-only role playing the child monster in a cult horror movie. WINNER - INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2022, YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY How do you ruin someone's childhood? Ellie Marsden was born into the legendary Lovinger acting dynasty.

The Monster of Her Age by Danielle Binks