{"product_id":"stone-girl-eleni-hale-9780143785613","title":"Stone Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eA heartbreaking novel of raw survival and hope, and the children society likes to forget. Stone Girl is the powerful and moving story of Sophie, who becomes a ward of the state. \n\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2019 Readings YA Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unspeakable event changes everything for Sophie. No more Mum, school or bed of her own. She's made a ward of the state and grows up in a volatile world where kids make their own rules, adults don't count and the only constant is change. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil one day she meets Gwen, Matty and Spiral. Spiral is the most furious, beautiful boy Sophie has ever known. And as their bond tightens she finally begins to confront what happened in her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI'm at the police station. There's blood splattered across my face  and clothes. In this tiny room with walls the colour of winter sky I hug  a black backpack full of treasures. Only one thing is certain . . . no  one can ever forgive me for what I've done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Readings YA Book Prize, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoted the Best Young Adult Book of the year by Readings customers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoted Favourite YA Read of the year by Kids' Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoted in the top 100 great reads by Australian women\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContains mature content. Suitable for older readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eleni Hale","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46295808737523,"sku":"9780143785613","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780143785613.jpg?v=1728673792","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/stone-girl-eleni-hale-9780143785613","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}