pickOverdramatic, compulsive liar Erica Yurken considers herself the cream of the crop at the socially disadvantaged primary school of Barringa East until Alison Ashley arrives - with her nice clothes, dainty earrings & perfect hair. It‘s HATE at first sight for Erica.
Everything is from Erica‘s POV & she‘s not having a great time for the majority of the book (continued in comments)
Peak childhood memory was being part of the MS Read-A-Thon every year in primary school.
My uncle would good naturedly “forget” how much his per book sponsorship set him back the previous year and always pledged .50c a book ☺️ KA-CHING!
Only my very favourite books were graced with my prized MS Readathon book stickers…. (One year I read so much I qualified for the jump rope of my dreams. I loved that rope.)
Me in the group chat throwing my suggestion into the ring for what we should read together in March…
(My childhood copy has the same cover as the top right)
Fangirling so hard at the moment! Apparently Laini Taylor is as much a fan of Australian Children‘s Classics as I am!🇦🇺👫📚
#BookMail No2 is another Australian Children‘s Classic.Hating Alison Ashley is about how sometimes the new girl in school,who seems to be so perfect that you hate her on sight, is really going to be the best friend you‘ve ever had.I‘d say every girl knows exactly what I mean, school girls can be pretty awful to each other. This isn‘t about bullying, it‘s about the two girls & how life can give you a gift, you just can‘t see it at first sometimes.
I was feeling pretty underwhelmed until I got to the kids/ya section 😂
As much as I love book lists... 100 books is too much 😅😅😅
http://bookriot.com/2017/06/09/100-must-read-australian-books/?utm_source=Sailth...
pickI was a huge Robin Klein fan growing up, but her books were hard to find. I remember scouring book stores when we traveled and how exciting it was to find a new one! #FunFridayPhoto
"I will never forgive my mother for calling me Erica with a surname like Yurken."
Oh Robin Klein! I'd forgotten the gloriousness that is Erika Yurken! *throws book on tbr pile*
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#loveozya
Hating Alison Ashley: Australian Children's Classics | 
Absolutely loved rereading one of my childhood faves - can‘t say I felt as sympathetic for Erica as I once did. This was a genuinely funny book that‘s held up pretty well for something published in 1984. (edited) 2y