![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Convinced she’s being haunted by a restless spirit, she’s also in danger of losing herselfーshe becomes obsessed with solving the 20-year-old mystery surrounding missing girl Hannah Holt, and William Dean, the boy who took his own secrets to the grave.īRK: Where did the inspiration for this book come from? Why did you decide to write this? One night a simple pipe dare goes wrong and Grace experiences something she can’t explain. She lost her mother two years ago, and she’s finding it hard to keep up appearances she’s struggling at school, and her friends are hooking up and moving on. ![]() Grace Foley has always been the funny girl in her close group of friends, but the dynamics are changing. Vikki Wakefield: Thank you! Ballad for a Mad Girl is a mash-up of crime/mystery/thriller/horror (and the supernatural), but at its core it’s still very much a contemporary YA novel about growing up. Better Reading Kids spoke to Vikki about young adult literature, madness, and grief.īetter Reading Kids: Congratulations on your new book, Ballad for a Mad Girl! Tell us about it. Just a hint of advice before diving into it, though – you might want to read it with the lights on. A master of the YA genre and Australian native, Ballad For A Mad Girl is her fourth book, and it does not disappoint. ![]()
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