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My Life as an Alphabet

By: Barry Jonsberg
Narrated by: Juliet Lochrin
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Now a major motion picture, H IS FOR HAPPINESS.

Candice Phee wants to bring light and laughter to those around her, and somehow she succeeds despite the bizarre mix-ups and the confusion she effortlessly creates. An uplifting comedy-drama from award-winning author, Barry Jonsberg.

This isn't just about me. It's also about the other people in my life—my mother, my father, my dead sister Sky, my penpal Denille, Rich Uncle Brian, Earth-Pig Fish and Douglas Benson From Another Dimension. These are people [with the exception of Earth-Pig Fish, who is a fish] who have shaped me, made me what I am. I cannot recount my life without recounting elements of theirs. This is a big task, but I am confident I am up to it.

Introducing Candice Phee: twelve years old, hilariously honest and a little… odd. But she has a big heart, the very best of intentions and an unwavering determination to ensure everyone is happy. So she sets about trying to 'fix' all the problems of all the people [and pets] in her life.

Laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully touching, My Life as an Alphabet is a delightful novel about an unusual girl who goes to great lengths to bring love and laughter into the lives of everyone she cares about.

©2013 Barry Jonsberg (P)2025 W. F. Howes Ltd
Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction
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Critic reviews

WINNER: Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 2014

HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014

SHORTLISTED: Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Prize for Children's Fiction, 2014

‘Where do I start in explaining how much I loved this hilariously quirky and moving story with its beautiful, fractured gem of a narrator? How about A is for Awesome.' MICHAEL GERARD BAUER, author

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