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'Ben finds an unusual old bottle buried in the school yard, and in a roundabout way it helps Ben and his family find out what is causing some of the persistent problems he has both at home and at school' (source: NLA).
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Adaptations
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Blue Bottle Mystery - The Graphic Novel
Rachael Smith
(illustrator),
London
Philadelphia
:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
,
2015
13838436
2015
single work
graphic novel
children's
'Full of mystery and intrigue, this graphic novel version of Kathy Hoopmann's best-selling adventure follows Ben, a boy with Asperger syndrome (AS). When Ben and his friend Andy discover an old blue bottle in the school yard, little do they know of the mysterious forces they are about to unleash...'
(Source: publisher's website)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Thai, Japanese, and Korean translations.
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Asperger syndrome. Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Works about this Work
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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 Blue Bottle Mystery : An Asperger Adventure 2001 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 16 no. 2 2001; (p. 34)
— Review of Blue Bottle Mystery : An Asperger Adventure 2001 single work children's fiction
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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 Blue Bottle Mystery : An Asperger Adventure 2001 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 16 no. 2 2001; (p. 34)
— Review of Blue Bottle Mystery : An Asperger Adventure 2001 single work children's fiction
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