Pip: the story of Olive by Kim Kane
Allen & Unwin 2008
(Age 11 – 13) It's not easy having a mother named Mog who was once a
hippy and now is a well respected lawyer and judge, a father whom
you've never met but you only know as WilliamPetersMustardSeed and a
best friend who has the 'perfect' family and who suddenly disowns you
to hang out with 'the most elegant girl in Year 7'! On top of this you
discover you have a twin sister....or do you? Olive has never felt like
she belongs and as she enters high school, life becomes a little more
challenging. With a desire to fit in and the sudden arrival of Pip,
Olive sets out on a quest to find her father and try and discover who
she is. Along the way she makes a new friend and discovers some talents
she didn't realise she had. Life as a teenager is filled with self
discovery, friendship issues, search for identity, family relationships
and the need to belong. This is a great first novel that explores the
chaotic life of adolescent girls and the ways they cope with the
challenges life throws them.
Tracy Glover
© Pledger
Consulting, 2007