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Black Painted Fingernails by Herrick, Steven is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Black Painted Fingernails about?

When James drives out west to do a teaching round, he has no idea that a girl with wild hair and flowing black dress will change his direction completely. A captivating story of tender new friendship and self-discovery.'How about we toss a coin? Heads, it's west and a lift. Tails, it's still west, but no lift.'James is heading into the country on his first teacher-training round when a mysterious girl asks him for a ride. Sophie has him all worked out:'You live with your parents and they bought you this car, and a very nice car it is too.'At first James can't see past her wild hair and attitude, but then Sophie trusts him with a secret she's been keeping too long.Steven Herrick masterfully reveals the essence of his characters in this tough and tender story about opening up to love and living a life that's true. Black Painted Fingernails is a captivating novel by the author of By the River and other popular, award-winning books.Two young adults meet on the road and find themselves with renewed purpose in this contemporary import. James is a student teacher traveling to his first assignment in a country town, but he puts his dreams (are they his dreams, he wonders, or his parents'?)

Who reads Black Painted Fingernails?

Author

Herrick, Steven

Publisher

Allen & Unwin Children's ; Frances Lincoln [distributor

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781742691749

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Children'S

Rating

3.57 / 5 (267 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14