The Edge of Thirteen
by Nova Weetman

Thirteen-year-old Clem deals with fitting in and falling out in this authentic story of friendship, from a beloved middle-grade author.

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Overview

Clem Timmins can’t wait to see her best friends after being apart all summer holidays. But when they get back together, things have changed. Bridge is boy-crazy and acting like a different person. Ellie is wearing a bra and having a real-life romance. Clem feels left behind. When she makes friends with Tom, suddenly everyone’s gossiping about whether they’re going to be a couple. Clem’s got no interest in having a boyfriend. Or does she?

At school camp, Bridge crosses the line and Clem has to make a decision. Can she keep growing up with her friends when they’re growing apart?

This story of fitting in and falling out perfectly captures how it feels to balance on the edge of who you are and who you want to be.

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Cath Crowley

‘I adored this book. It’s glorious. I cheered for Clem, my heart broke for her – and as soon as I finished I wanted to start all over again.’

Allayne Webster

‘This book 1 million percent nails that awkward pubescent stage, that cusp of bras and boys and periods and rage. It’s Blume-esque, it’s tweenage angst, it’s Nova-esque, it’s flipping beautiful and gush, gush, gush’

Rebecca Sparrow

‘Nova Weetman is being called the new-generation Judy Blume - and rightly so. Nova meets kids where they are and weaves stories about tween and teen girls that feel utterly authentic.’

Danielle Binks

‘Full of heart and understanding ... the perfect crossover book for those middle-grade readers just about ready to move to YA.’

Nova Weetman

Nova Weetman lives in Melbourne with her family. She has written for TV and is the author of many middle grade and young adult novels. The Secrets We Keep was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize, the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards and the ABIA Awards. The sequel, The Secrets We Share, was a 2018 CBCA Notable Book and won the KROC Kids Reading Oz Choice Awards, NT – Best Fiction for Years 7 to 9. It was also shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards. Nova’s middle grade novel Sick Bay was a CBCA Notable Book and shortlisted for the ABIA Awards. In 2022, The Edge of Thirteen won the ABIAs Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year and was a CBCA Notable Book: Younger Readers. In 2023, The Jammer was shortlisted for the ABIAs Book of the Year for Older Children.