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1 Searching for an Aussie 'Tom Sawyer' -- The Classic Boy Anthony Ross , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August-December vol. 5 no. 2-3 1994; (p. 63-67) In this essay, Anthony Ross searches for an Australian novel comparable in structure, plot and characterisation to Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Ross canvasses a range of works which depict a mainstream Australian boyhood, naming Don Charlwood's novel All The Green Year as 'the ranking contender for an Aussie Tom Sawyer' (63). The basis for this claim rests upon a perceived need for child readers to identify with a text by saying 'that is how I am now' (66) an element Ross finds in Charlwood's novel which he describes as 'episodic, adventurous and fun' (67).
1 The Strangeness of 'Strange Objects' and Todorov's Hesitation Anthony Ross , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August vol. 3 no. 2 1992; (p. 82-87)

Ross examines Gary Crew's Strange Objects using the model for examining fantasy fiction devised by Tzvetan Todorov. Having identified weaknesses in Todorov's model, Ross creates a model which accommodates engagement with fantasy fiction via a dual axis approach. One axis relates to a work's setting and plausibility and the other focuses on the state of mind of the characters and events.
1 Portrait of a Child with a Book of Poems i "Where are these words from, and who are they for?", Anthony Ross , 1987 single work poetry
— Appears in: 1987 Anthology of Australian Poetry 1987; (p. 89)
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