Puberty Blues Film, Book Book and film based on teenagers growing up in the surfing culture of the Sutherland Shire. The book was made into a film in 1981. Milestone First published 1979 {"name":"First published","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1979<\/span>"},"date_start":"1979","date_end":"1979"} Position Writer Carey, Gabrielle 1979 {"name":"Writer","target":"Carey, Gabrielle","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1979<\/span>"},"date_start":"1979","date_end":"1979"} Writer Lette, Kathy 1979 {"name":"Writer","target":"Lette, Kathy","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1979<\/span>"},"date_start":"1979","date_end":"1979"} Film director Beresford, Bruce 1981 {"name":"Film director","target":"Beresford, Bruce","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1981<\/span>"},"date_start":"1981","date_end":"1981"} Type Film {"name":"Film","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Book {"name":"Book","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}