Let’s Never Speak of This Again focuses on the issues that most teenagers experience during their adolescent stage of life.
It skilfully explores changing friendships, self-growth and tackles the emotion of grief when a teenager.
Set in Brisbane, 10th grader Abigail faces an unfortunate and unexpected passing of a close friend. Alongside her grief, the new girl at school, Chloe, is fitting in a bit too well and is doubting Abigail’s relationship with her best friend. This leaves her to face her emotions up against reality.
Surrounding this coming of age story it is full of humour, high school drama and the highlights true meaning of friendship.
Exploring the core values of relationships alongside the ups and downs of life I really enjoyed this novel. Megan Williams’ has done a wonderful job to capture the essence of a teenage girl’s life featuring personal experiences I’m sure we can all relate to.
Reviewed by Yashica, Year 10, Cerdon College, Merrylands NSW
Age Rating:14+
Read an interview with the Megan Williams about Never Speak of This Again
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Megan Williams won the 2022 Text Prize for her debut YA novel Let’s Never Speak of This Again. She lives in Brisbane with her husband and their three children. ‘
Navigating life is hard. Abby and her friends might look like they have it covered, but really they’re still learning the rules.
ABOUT THE TEXT PRIZE
Awarded annually to the best manuscript written for young readers, the $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing aims to discover incredible new books by exciting authors. The prize has unearthed extraordinary, multi-award-winning books and launched international publishing careers.
Since its inception in 2008, the Text Prize has become one of the most renowned prizes for young adult and children’s writing in Australia and New Zealand.
Near the beginning of each year, published and unpublished writers of all ages are invited to submit works of fiction or non-fiction for young readers. The winner receives a publishing contract with Text and a $10,000 advance against royalties.
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