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  • Published: 3 January 1997
  • ISBN: 9780140380927
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $16.99

Someone Like Me




Tas leads an ordinary life – until Enya and her mysterious Irish family move in next door. The violence Enya thought she had left behind catches up with her and changes Tas's life for ever.

  • Published: 3 January 1997
  • ISBN: 9780140380927
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $16.99

About the author

Elaine Forrestal

Elaine Forrestal is a full-time writer who lives and works in Scarborough, Western Australia. Elaine has had novels, picture books, magazine articles and short stories published in Australia, the USA and the UK.

Awards & recognition

WAYRBA Children's Choice Awards

Winner  •  1998  •  Hoffman Award

YABBA Children's Choice Awards

Shortlisted  •  1999  •  Older Readers

YABBA Children's Choice Awards

Longlisted  •  2000  •  Older Readers

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