My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Soon to be released as the film H is for Happiness, this is the autobiography of 12-year-old Candice Phee. Her English teacher has assigned her class the task of writing about themselves with one paragraph for each letter of the alphabet. Candice thinks this isn’t enough and opts for a chapter for each letter.
This was a CBCA Honour Book in 2014 and won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. I loved the quirky main character and her efforts to heal her dysfunctional family.