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Like all the other lads in his village, Yoss leaves home on a symbolic journey to become a man. Unlike the others, he travels to the far side of the great lake that separates his mountain home from the rest of the world, and falls in with two fraudulent characters, Conrad and Gaspar, who make a living by trickery.
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Across the Age Divide
2007
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 August 2007; (p. 26) This column discusses the crossing of boundaries in reading and why adults should be able to enjoy reading children's and young adult titles. -
Reviews of the Shortlisted Books Relevant to Teenage Readers
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 10-19)
— Review of Finding Grace 2001 single work novel ; Forest 2001 single work novel ; Yoss 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia 2001 single work novel ; Jinx 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry 2001 single work novel ; A Different Sort of Real : The Diary of Charlotte McKenzie, Melbourne 1918-1919 2001 single work children's fiction ; An Ordinary Day 2001 single work picture book ; My Dog 2000 single work picture book ; In My Backyard 2001 single work picture book ; The Red Tree 2001 single work picture book ; Soldier Boy : The True Story of Jim Martin the Youngest Anzac 2001 single work biography -
Book of the Year : Older Readers
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 22 no. 4 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of Finding Grace 2001 single work novel ; Forest 2001 single work novel ; Yoss 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia 2001 single work novel ; Jinx 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel -
Sins of the City Exposed in Dickensian Style
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 45 no. 4 2001; (p. 27)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel -
Adult Aims, Child-Like Quality
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 June 2001; (p. 18)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel -
Oversold, but 'Yoss' Sticks
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 July 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel -
Sins of the City Exposed in Dickensian Style
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18-19 August 2001; (p. 16)
— Review of Yoss 2001 single work novel -
Book of the Year : Older Readers
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 22 no. 4 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of Finding Grace 2001 single work novel ; Forest 2001 single work novel ; Yoss 2001 single work novel ; Mahalia 2001 single work novel ; Jinx 2001 single work novel ; When Dogs Cry 2001 single work novel -
Across the Age Divide
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 August 2007; (p. 26) This column discusses the crossing of boundaries in reading and why adults should be able to enjoy reading children's and young adult titles.
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