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'Will the rising young rugby star, Matt Cassidy, be able to handle the truth about the dad he has never known as well as deal with his crush's dangerous boyfriend? Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cassidy is an up-and-coming rugby star. The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the finals for the first time ever, and he's determined to one day play professionally. Despite everything, Matt really only wants one thing in life—a Dad. However, when Matt receives an anonymous card on his 15th birthday, he tracks down the mysterious writer and discovers his Dad is alive and in jail. Meanwhile, Matt is facing another dilemma: a crush on blue-eyed Kelly Sinclair. The only problem is her boyfriend. Captain of an opposing team and Matt's mortal enemy, he regularly hurts Kelly. Matt tries to rescue her from a cycle of domestic abuse, but this is not as simple as it seems, as he tries to fight his own feelings for Kelly and the violent nature of her boyfriend.'
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Untitled
2000
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 43-44)
— Review of The Crush 2000 single work novel -
The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)
— Review of The Last Shot 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Footy
2000
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review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 39)
— Review of Touch Me 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
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review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 8 no. 3 2000; (p. 46)
— Review of The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Tackles and Scrums
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 222 2000; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Crush 2000 single work novel ; Time Flies 2000 single work novel
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Footy
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 39)
— Review of Touch Me 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel -
The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)
— Review of The Last Shot 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 43-44)
— Review of The Crush 2000 single work novel -
Similar Themes, but Very Different
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 June 2000; (p. 22)
— Review of Touch Me 2000 single work novel ; The Crush 2000 single work novel -
CoverNotes
2000
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 June 2000; (p. 11)
— Review of The Crush 2000 single work novel