LOVE-SHY

Another terrific rom-com from Lili Wilkinson – author of Pink and A Pocketful of Eyes – this time featuring an investigative journalist-in-training.

Penny Drummond aspires to be a prize-winning journalist. In the meantime, she’s honing her journalistic skills on the school paper. When she discovers a boy posting anonymous messages on a love-shy forum, Penny believes she has found just the story that will help make her name. Her mission: find him, fix him, feature-article him. Next stop: Pulitzer Prize. But what will become of Penny’s ‘journey of the soul’ article if the love-shy boy is not who she expects? And what happens when she finds that her soul might be in need of a little attention as well? A lively, warm-hearted romantic comedy filled with serious secrets, ambitious plans, awkward moments and unexpected friendships. Lili Wilkinson was first published when she was twelve, in Voiceworks magazine. After studying Creative Arts at Melbourne University, Lili worked at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She now spends most of her time reading and writing books for teenagers.