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Placed in the custody of his puritanical Uncle Frank, Alexander finds himself in volcano-circled Rabaul, where the dark powers of the volcano call to him as powerfully as the dark eyes of Alice, his newfound love. Alexander records his experiences in a candid journal that surfaces many years after the volcano's fury has settled to ash. But what has become of the writer?
Notes
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A novel in verse form.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Verse-Novel : A New Genre
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 36 no. 3 2005; (p. 269-283) This article examines the verse-novel, a genre that has gained some prominence in children's fiction in the last ten years. The chief evolving characteristics of the genre in both style and content are discussed. -
[Review] Volcano Boy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 46 no. 1 2002; (p. 40)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel -
[Review] Volcano Boy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel -
Teen Verse Novels
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 July 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of Jinx 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High 2001 single work novel ; Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel ; Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Volcano Boy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 39)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel
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[Review] Volcano Boy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 46 no. 1 2002; (p. 40)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel -
PAPERbacks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 January 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel -
Marketable but No Poetry Here
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 February 2002; (p. 14)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High 2001 single work novel -
Verse Novels with Bite
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 May 2002; (p. 13)
— Review of The Year It All Happened 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High 2001 single work novel ; Jinx 2001 single work novel ; Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel ; Love Poems and Leg Spinners : A Month in the Life of Class 5B 2001 selected work poetry -
[Review] Volcano Boy
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 39)
— Review of Volcano Boy 2001 single work novel -
The Verse-Novel : A New Genre
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 36 no. 3 2005; (p. 269-283) This article examines the verse-novel, a genre that has gained some prominence in children's fiction in the last ten years. The chief evolving characteristics of the genre in both style and content are discussed.
Awards
- 2003 commended SWW Book Awards — Children — Young Adult
Last amended 14 Mar 2022 09:34:00
Settings:
- Brisbane, Queensland,
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Rabaul,
New Britain,
cPapua New Guinea,cPacific Region,
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