Jellybean

Tessa Duder

Jellybean
Format
Paperback
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Country
New Zealand
Published
30 March 2010
Pages
162
ISBN
9781869508395

Jellybean

Tessa Duder

The coming of age of a lonely girl who learns to follow her dreams by award winning author Tessa Duder.
First published in the United Kingdom in 1985, Jellybean is one of tessa Duder’s best loved children’s novels, and tells the beguiling story of a lonely girl, Geraldine, whose unconventional single mother is uncomfortably different from all her schoolmates’ mothers. Her mother is a professional musician - but not even something cool like a singer or a a rock star - she plays in the orchestra and occasionally in a jazz band in clubs. Jellybean is often left to her own devices, and feels sad and neglected. When a stranger comes into their life and she finds that he is someone from her mother’s past, she begins to wonder if he is her mysteriously absent father. Jellybean also learns what she really wants, and that some things are so important to who you are, you have to make some challenging choices. And the hardest lesson of all is that sometimes you might want to hide away, but what you need to do is take your courage in your hands and be prepared to stand up and be seen. Published internationally in several editions, and a finalist in both Adult and Children’s premier literary awards in this country at the time of its release, Jellybean is a poignant and timeless tale that has been out of print for the last ten years, and we are delighted to be able to revisit her enchanting story.

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