Keep Your Hair On! [Hardcover]

"seventh in popular series"

A powerful insight into teenage illness and courage.

A thoughtful, moving, yet hopeful novel about a teenage girl coming to terms with cancer.

'...there is a lightness of touch and wry humour in the story line which makes for an absorbing read.'

This is a modest, life-affirming read which may well offer support to young people suffering from chronic illness.

An uplifting book.

This is Jess's life so far:

She is 16 years old. She's a good student. She's on the netball team. Her best friends are Sara and Charlotte. She has cancer. Last week she found herself thinking that she was in love with Dylan. Today her hair is going down the plughole. If Dylan finds out he'll probably drop her - or worse, feel sorry for her.

Can she keep it a secret?

Elizabeth Vercoe is a Melbourne-based writer and artist and mother of three young children. Her first novel, Keep Your Hair On!, is a fictional response to her experience of cancer. ''When I was little I dreamed of being all sorts of things. An air hostess, a truck driver, an actor, a circus clown, a journalist, a pilot, a tree planter, a park ranger. Then, when I was older - 25 years old - I got cancer.'' ''This was the beginning of an amazing journey. I saw some very dark and bleak times. I was frightened of living this way. But mostly I was terrified of dying.''When I was at the lowest and darkest point of my journey, I made a discovery; There is light even in darkness. Six simple words. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.