Books by Mary-anne Scott

Sean has emigrated to New Zealand with his mother from South Africa after the death of his father. He is finding it hard to fit in at school, cope with his grief and his homesickness.

Finn Fletcher is 16 and lives in a small coastal town with his druggie father and hardworking, harangued mother. When his father is accused of a hit and run, Finn accepts his grandmother's offer of sending him to boarding school in Auckland. He meets and falls for Mia, a rich Ita...lian girl who all the lads admire. She gives him a glimpse of her privileged life and invites him to partner her to the school ball. Finn tries to keep his messy family background a secret, and to keep up with Mia and the others. As well as adjusting to the private school culture, he has to contend with the bullying and jealousy of Eddie, who has discovered Finn's secret.
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