Seeing Things

by Robin Klein

Miranda and her little brother are looked after by Grandma who can hardly cope. Her older sister arrives with a noisy baby. When Miranda starts having clairvoyant visions, she attracts a lot of attention, not all of it desirable.

Genres: Young Adult, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1991).

Robin Klein was born 28 February 1936 in Kempsey, New South Wales into a family of nine children. Leaving school at age 15, Klein worked several jobs before becoming established as a writer, having her first story published at age 16. She would go on to write more than 40 books, including Hating Alison Ashley (adapted into a feature film starring Delta Goodrem in 2005), Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (adapted into a television series for the Seven Network in 1992), and Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (adapted into a film directed by Richard Lowenstein in 1993).

Klein’s books are hugely celebrated, having won the CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Award in both the Younger Readers and the Older Readers categories, as well as a Human Rights Award for Literature in 1989 for Came Back to Show You I Could Fly. Klein is widely considered one of Australia’s most prolific and beloved YA authors.

Reviews

[Magda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Definitely weird. The line between real and pretend was blurred, but it didn't seem to make much difference. The main character was wrapped up in her own problems, complaining about everyone else. Her pain about her parents' death didn't really come across, just her dissatisfaction with everything and every one. It was exciting when she got kidnapped, but afterwards the book was quite pedestrian.

[Ngaire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robin Klein writes interesting main characters who i always have a love hate relationship with. This story got a little confusing at times but is still another amazing story by this fantastic Australian author.