Three Things About Daisy Blue

Girlfriend Fiction #20

by Kate Gordon

Daisy Blue is not happy. She doesn't want to go to Bali. And she doesn't want to keep a diary of her trip. She wants to be a size zero and famous.
Paulina Gifford is very studious. She is excited about the Bali trip and is keen to use her journal solely for matters of historical investigation. She thinks Daisy Blue is some kind of alien species.
But Bali surprises them both - and soon they are in danger of falling in 'like' with each other. Is it possible that the fashionista and the earnest nerd might find something in common, or are they just setting themselves up for a fall?

Genres: Young Adult, Romance

Paperback

First published October 1, 2010

About the author

Kate Gordon grew up in a small town by the sea in Tasmania. She is the author of numerous award-winning picture-books and novels for younger readers, including Aster’s Good, Right Things, published by Yellow Brick Books in November, 2020, which won the CBCA Book of the Year for younger readers in 2021, and was shortlisted in the Tasmanian Literary Awards in 2022. The companion novels, Xavier in the Meantime and Indigo in the Storm were published in 2021 and 2023. Whalesong was published by Yellow Brick Books in 2022, following Kate’s residency at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania. Kate continues to write novels and picture books from a cottage overlooking the river and the mountain on the Eastern Shore of Hobart. She has two daughters, an elderly cat and a very silly labradoodle.

Reviews

[Steve lovell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely read - in places it made me chortle, in places it misted me up and I hope Daisy Blue returns in another book soon. As I am the author's Dad I am a tad biased but I am very proud of my daughter's first effort as a novelist

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started out pretty badly. I didn't like either of the main characters because one was incredibly superficial and the other insisted on making me read a historical report on her finding in Bali...but it got better.

[Penni Russon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't wait to see what Katie Does Next.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it a lot! Easy to relate to, and fascinating on so many levels!

[Trisha]

Good fun, and quite funny.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet and funny.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read a fun, lighthearted book in a while.
This was a great book to start my summer.