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Joanne Armstrong

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in Christchurch, New Zealand

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http://www.unworthynovel.blogspot.com

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Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction

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June 2013

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Previously a full-time primary teacher, I have fifteen years of teaching experience with students of various ages from 7 - 15. I currently teach one day a week and spend the rest of the time either with my two children or writing.
My parents tell me they always knew I'd write a book one day, which surprises and delights me, since I certainly didn't know it myself.
A New Zealander by birth, my formative years were spent in some interesting places, and I completed my B.Ed in Art and Education at Cambridge in the UK. I now live in the South Island of New Zealand, which, after close scrutiny of a few other places as a child, I have decided is simply where my soul resides. I get to wake up to the sound of bellbirds every day.
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Average rating: 4.36 · 70 ratings · 40 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Unworthy 4.36 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jo's Scrapping Sketches Volume 1: Layout Ideas for Scrapbooking Success 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This post originally appeared on Bob's Book Blog, 3.7.15
https://bobsbooksnz.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/unworthy-by-joanne-armstrong/

Unworthy by Joanne Armstrong. Self published, 2014.

This is one of the best dystopian fiction novels by a New Zealand author that I have read. It demands a sequel and I expect one is already underway.
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