Piper's mum wants her to be 'normal', to pass as hearing and get a good job. But when peak oil hits and Melbourne lurches towards environmental catastrophe, Piper has more important things to worry about, such as how to get food.
When she meets Marley, a CODA (child of Deaf adult), a door opens into a new world - where Deafness is something to celebrate rather than hide, and where resilience is created through growing your own food rather than it being delivered on a truck.
As she dives into learning Auslan, sign language that is exquisitely beautiful and expressive, Piper finds herself falling hard for Marley. But Marley, who has grown up in the Deaf community yet is not Deaf, is struggling to find his place in the hearing world. How can they be together?
Future Girl is the art journal of sixteen-year-old Piper, a visual extravaganza of text, paint, collage and drawings, woven into a deeply engaging coming-of-age story set in near-future Melbourne.
See what other authors are saying about Future Girl:
'A life-changing book for young Deaf and disabled people.' CARLY FINDLAY, OAM
'A book that everyone should read.' JACKIE FRENCH, AM
'Brilliantly imaginative, totally immersive.' AMIE KAUFMAN
'This book captures the epitome of being human.' DRISANA LEVITZKE-GRAY, Young Australian of the Year 2015
'Beautiful, immersive a sensory feast.' JACLYN MORIARTY
'I f*%#~ing love this book. Extraordinary.' ADAM POTTLE
'I can't wait for the world to read Future Girl.' ANNA SEYMOUR
'Future Girl confronts the challenges ahead of us.' SEAN WILLIAMS
Highly acclaimed: longlisted in the CBCA Awards, shortlisted for the ABIAs, Aurealis Awards and Indie Book Awards, winner of the Readings YA Book Prize and ALA Schneider Family Book Award.
