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The Hicksville Horror single work   children's fiction   children's   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 The Hicksville Horror
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'A young boy starts at yet another new school, in yet another hick town. He is soon confronted by the school arch-bully, Wedge, and his cat-eating dog, Meataxe. When Meataxe kills the boy's beloved cat, Socksie, he sets out for revenge, aided by the mysterious Madame Enilef.'
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Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Korean translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Lothian , 1999 .
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      Extent: 47p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0850919770
      Series: y separately published work icon After Dark Gary Crew (editor), Lothian (publisher), Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1995-1999 Z921539 1995 series - publisher children's thriller horror After Dark is a popular series of thrillers, some containing mild horror or supernatural content, written for older children by Australian and New Zealand authors. The books are extensively illustrated, and are targeted at reluctant readers, although their appeal has proved to be much wider. The series is edited by Gary Crew, who has also authored some of the books in the series. After Dark has also been published as a series in the United Kingdom by Franklin Watts. According to the Courier Mail (Brisbane), "All the stories [in the After Dark series] are strong, dramatic and chilling. They are rich in symbolism and meaning. They are well crafted and feature a range of story structures from simple narratives to complex multi-layered plots. After Dark offers the promise of heart-stopping, spine-tingling drama and it doesn't disappoint." Number in series: 37
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Franklin Watts ,
      2000 .
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      Alternative title: The Old Cattery
      Extent: 56p.
      ISBN: 0749638516
      Series: After Dark Franklin Watts (publisher), 1999 series - publisher children's fiction horror Number in series: 22
Language: Korean

Works about this Work

Untitled Esmé Kidd , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 9-10)

— Review of The Puppet Ian Bone , 1999 single work children's fiction ; The Grandstand Gary Crew , 1999 single work children's fiction ; The Hicksville Horror Nette Hilton , 1999 single work children's fiction
Untitled Esmé Kidd , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 3 1999; (p. 9-10)

— Review of The Puppet Ian Bone , 1999 single work children's fiction ; The Grandstand Gary Crew , 1999 single work children's fiction ; The Hicksville Horror Nette Hilton , 1999 single work children's fiction
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