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'Zones' is a 1997 young adult science fiction novel by Damien Broderick and Rory Barnes.[http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16017504 National Library of Australia 'Zones' by Damien Broderick and Rory Barnes] It follows the story of Jenny who receives a phone call from another year.

Publishing history



'Zones' was first published in Australia in 1997 by Moonstone, a division of HarperCollins Australia, in trade paperback format. In 2004 it was released as a braille book by Vision Australia Information and Library Service.

In 2012, it appeared in print in the US for the first time, from Borgo/Wildside.

Synopsis



The protagonist is a teenager called Jenny who lives in Melbourne with her father and enjoys physics. She has a typical life until receiving a phone call from a boy from the year 1965.

Awards



'Zones' was a short-list nominee for the 1997 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and best science fiction novel but lost to Catherine Jinks' 'Eye to Eye' and 'Greylands' by Isobelle Carmody in the young-adult category and to Broderick's 'The White Abacus' in the science fiction category.

References



Category:1997 novels

Category:Australian science fiction novels

Category:1997 science fiction novels

Category:Australian young adult novels

Category:Children's science fiction novels

Category:HarperCollins books


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