Feeling Sorry for Celia

Author Jaclyn Moriarty's first novel is a #1 bestseller in its native Australia and a Book Sense 76 Pick, and has been nominated Best Book of the Year by the ALA. Told entirely through sticky notes from her mother, messages to 'a Complete and Utter Stranger,' and letters from fictitious companies, listeners get a peek into the complex life of teenager Elizabeth Clarry. 'Highs and lows alternate as dizzily as adolescent hormone levels in this engaging Australian debut . adolescence, zits and all, described with wit and empathy.'-Kirkus Reviews