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| Author | Robin Klein |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Puffin Books |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Pages | 192 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0140316728 (first edition) |
Hating Alison Ashley is a 1984 Australian children's novel by Australian author Robin Klein. Set in a fictionalised Australian suburb, the book examines the pressures of growing up through the brutally comedic lens of school-girl rivalries and insecurities. One of Klein's most popular preteen novels, it has since become a standard English text for school students across Australia.[1]
The book was nominated for 8 Australian literature awards and won the Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) in 1986[2] and the Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA) in 1987.[3]
It has since become a play,[4] adapted by Richard Tulloch and directed by Nici Wood, and a film, Hating Alison Ashley directed by Geoff Bennett with Delta Goodrem in the title role.
- ^ "Lesson Tasks". lauraictportfolio. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Winners – 1980s | Young Australians Best Book Awards". Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Winners". KOALA. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Hating Alison Ashley: A Play by Robin Klein". penguin.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2021.