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Untidy Towns is a highly anticipated coming-of-age novel from Kate O�Donnell, an exciting new voice in Australian YA. Seventeen-year-old Adelaide is sick of being expected to succeed on other people�s terms. She knows she just has to stick it out at school for one more year and then she�ll be free. Instead, she runs away from her fancy boarding school back to her sleepy hometown to read and dream. But there are no free rides. When Addie�s grandad gets her a job at the local historical society, she soon finds out that it�s dusty and dull, just like her new life. Things change when she starts hanging out with Jarrod, a boy who seems full of possibilities. But it turns out he�s as stuck as she is. And Addie realises that when you want something in life, you�ve actually got to do something about it. A heartfelt tale about love, friendship and finding your own way.