Wink

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Author
Rob Harrell
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
10 March, 2020
ISBN
9781460758878

Wink

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Synopsis

Surviving school with one eye open.Ross Maloy just wants to fit inBut after he is diagnosed with a rare eye cancer in Year Seven, he suddenly becomes the 'cancer kid' of his school.Now he has to deal with weird hats, a squinty eye and - hardest of all - disappearing friends, social media bullies, and the threat of losing his eyesight ... or worse.Based on Rob Harrell's real-life experiences, and packed with his cartoons and illustrations, this is a heartbreaking and hilarious story of survival, and of finding the music, magic and laughter in all of life's weirdness.

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Creating Understanding Around Difference: Review of Wink by Rob Harrell

Review

24 March 2020

Creating Understanding Around Difference: Review of Wink by Rob Harrell

Rob Harrell
About the author

Rob Harrell

Rob Harrell is the author-illustrator of the highly praised graphic novels Monster on the Hill and the illustrated book series The Life of Zarf. His fifth book, Wink, is a fictional story drawn from his own experiences as a child after being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer.Author photo by Amber Harrell

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