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The Thing about Oliver

Sometimes I feel just like the glass in my fish tank - people look right through me. Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn't even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought-stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic. Oliver's meltdowns are making life unbearable. He needs so many different kinds of therapy that there's never any time or money left over for swimming lessons. Tilly knows Oliver's needs have to come first, but it's hard feeling invisible all the time. When Mum announces they are moving to the Queensland coast, Tilly is excited at the thought of finally learning to swim, even snorkel! But she is also worried. The thing about Oliver is, he can't cope with even the tiniest of changes to his routine. It isn't long before the cracks begin to show. Could so many changes all at once threaten to shatter the whole family?

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
32320004679696 J
Junior Fiction   East Maitland library . . Available .  
32320004660852 J
Junior Fiction   In Transit . . From Rutherford library to Maitland library .  
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ISBN 9781925563818 (pbk.)
Classification Number J
Author Kelly, Deborah
Title The Thing about Oliver [BK]
Series 2020 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6
Sometimes I feel just like the glass in my fish tank - people look right through me. Twelve-year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn't even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought-stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic. Oliver's meltdowns are making life unbearable. He needs so many different kinds of therapy that there's never any time or money left over for swimming lessons. Tilly knows Oliver's needs have to come first, but it's hard feeling invisible all the time. When Mum announces they are moving to the Queensland coast, Tilly is excited at the thought of finally learning to swim, even snorkel! But she is also worried. The thing about Oliver is, he can't cope with even the tiniest of changes to his routine. It isn't long before the cracks begin to show. Could so many changes all at once threaten to shatter the whole family?
Classification For children.
Subject Family life Fiction
Siblings -- Juvenile fiction
Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction
Brothers and sisters
Change
Swimming
Change -- Juvenile fiction
Australian fiction
Families -- Juvenile fiction
Change (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction
Children's stories
Australian fiction
Children with autism spectrum disorders -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction
Autistic children -- Family relationships -- Juvenile fiction
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