2007, the book was used as stimulus for a two to four-week program of curriculum activities on violence in connection with the National Day of Reading, a joint initiative of the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and the Australian Literacy Educators' Association (ALEA). Material relating to the publication of Someone Like Me, including draft manuscripts, newspaper clippings and reader correspondence is held in a collection of Elaine Forrestal's manuscripts by the State Library of Western Australia. See also The Troubles References External links Library holdings of Someone Like Me Official site Someone Like Me on Austlit (subscription required) Australian children's novels 1996 Australian novels