Background
Laurene Kelly was born on December 3, 1954, in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She is the daughter of Irene Stubbs Slicer.
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I Started Crying Monday
(Laurene Kelly’s first young adult novel introduces us to ...)
Laurene Kelly’s first young adult novel introduces us to fourteen-year-old Julie, who is struggling with terrible home life, but could never imagine the horror that is about to destroy her family forever.
https://www.amazon.com/Started-Crying-Monday-Laurene-Kelly/dp/1875559787/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=I+Started+Crying+Monday&qid=1579077717&sr=8-1
1999
The Crowded Beach
(Julie’s youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy th...)
Julie’s youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy that splits her family. She and her brother Toby must begin a new life in Sydney, a city that is sometimes exciting, often overwhelming, and always different to the home she knew. This is the sequel to acclaimed I Started Crying Monday.
https://www.amazon.com/Crowded-Beach-Laurene-Kelly/dp/1876756063/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1579077743&refinements=p_27%3ALaurene+Kelly&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Laurene+Kelly
2001
Still Waving
https://www.amazon.com/Still-Waving-Laurene-Kelly/dp/1876756527/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1579077743&refinements=p_27%3ALaurene+Kelly&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Laurene+Kelly
2005
Laurene Kelly
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Laurene Kelly worked as a children’s worker at a refuge in Sydney, Australia, 1983-1987. She was also an animal caretaker in Tasmania, Australia, in 1987-1992. Since 1992 she is a full-time writer. She is a contributor to Australia for Women: Travel and Culture, edited by Susan Hawthorne and Renate Klein, Spinifex Press (North Melbourne. Victoria, Australia), 1994.
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Works
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I Started Crying Monday
(Laurene Kelly’s first young adult novel introduces us to ...)
1999 -
The Crowded Beach
(Julie’s youthful concerns are swept aside by a tragedy th...)
2001 - Still Waving 2005
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I Started Crying Monday
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Kelly described herself as an Environmentalist.
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“I spent my early childhood in Tasmania, which instilled a great love of the environment. I worked with abused children and hied to be an advocate for them. I looked after injured and orphaned wildlife. I have a commitment to the environment and would love to see the end of logging old-growth native trees for wood chips in Tasmania."
“I believe in women’s rights and children’s rights to live in a safe world, free of war and greed. My first political action was organizing anti-Vietnam war protests when I was at high school, and I’ve maintained political activism on some level ever since.
“I live near the beach, which I find a great solace. It also helps with focusing ideas.”
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Australian
Career
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1983 - 1987
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1987 - 1992
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1992 - present