Maddie in the Middle
2019
First Published
4.14
Average Rating
232
Number of Pages
Maddie Lee is in year six. Her best and oldest friend Katy is busy with school duties and music and scholarship plans, and Maddie feels lost and lonely. Then a new girl starts at school. Maddie wants more than anything to become friends with her. And she does. But Samara’s friendship comes at a high price, with consequences Maddie could never have imagined.
Avg Rating
4.14
Number of Ratings
37
5 STARS
41%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
22%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
0%
goodreads
Author
Julia Lawrinson
Author · 10 books
Julia Lawrinson is an Australian writer of children's and young adult fiction. Her debut novel Obsession (Fremantle Press, 2001) won the Western Australian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Writing: since then her work has been shortlisted for numerous awards. Her latest book for young adults is Before You Forget (PenguinRandomHouse 2017). Her latest novel for children is Mel and Shell (Fremantle Press 2021), and in 2023 she published her first picture book, City of Light (ill. Heather Potter and Mark Jackson) with Wild Dog Books. Her memoir, How To Avoid A Happy Life, will be released on 30 April 2024 by Fremantle Press.
