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A story set in regional Victoria in which Daniel arrives at a point of self-acceptance through his friendship with the 85-year-old woman, Eddy.

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  • Dedication: For Dinny

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan , 2003 .
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      Extent: 217p.
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      ISBN: 0330364014
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(Re)constructing Masculinity : Representations of Men and Masculinity in Australian Young Adult Literature Troy Potter , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 17 no. 1 2007; (p. 28-35) Potter is concerned with analysing how representations of masculinity draw upon 'multiple masculine discourses present within a culture at any given time', in ways which ultimately support the dominant configuration of hegemonic masculinity (p.28). He looks at two Australian realist fictions for young adults, Boys of Blood and Bone (Metzenthen) and Burning Eddy (Gardner), arguing that they are 'constrained by elements of the normative and to some extent mythic Australian masculinity' in ways that reinforce Australian masculinist traditions (p.34). Potter contends that both texts maintain and perpetuate patriarchal systems of dominance and oppression by constructing the notion of masculinity at the expense of women's subordination. However, he makes the point that Gardner's use of hybridization introduces the possibility of challenging masculine biased discourses by privileging an alternative sexuality that is a 'hybrid of masculine and feminine traits' (p.33).
Untitled Joy Steward , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 48 no. 1 2004; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel
Untitled Brenda O'Neill , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 17 no. 2 2003; (p. 25)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel
Difficult Journeys to Maturity Jenny Pausacker , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 June 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel ; Suburban Aliens Nicholas Carvan , 2003 single work novel
Connecting Age and Youth Margaret Robson Kett , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 34)
Young Adult Fiction Katharine England , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 May 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel ; The Glass Mountain Celeste Walters , 2003 single work novel ; Too Flash Melissa Lucashenko , 2002 single work novel ; Sky Legs Irini Savvides , 2003 single work novel
Untitled Anne Briggs , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 18 no. 2 2003; (p. 40)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel
Difficult Journeys to Maturity Jenny Pausacker , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 June 2003; (p. 11)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel ; Suburban Aliens Nicholas Carvan , 2003 single work novel
Untitled Brenda O'Neill , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 17 no. 2 2003; (p. 25)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel
Untitled Joy Steward , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 48 no. 1 2004; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Burning Eddy Scot Gardner , 2003 single work novel
Connecting Age and Youth Margaret Robson Kett , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 34)
(Re)constructing Masculinity : Representations of Men and Masculinity in Australian Young Adult Literature Troy Potter , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , May vol. 17 no. 1 2007; (p. 28-35) Potter is concerned with analysing how representations of masculinity draw upon 'multiple masculine discourses present within a culture at any given time', in ways which ultimately support the dominant configuration of hegemonic masculinity (p.28). He looks at two Australian realist fictions for young adults, Boys of Blood and Bone (Metzenthen) and Burning Eddy (Gardner), arguing that they are 'constrained by elements of the normative and to some extent mythic Australian masculinity' in ways that reinforce Australian masculinist traditions (p.34). Potter contends that both texts maintain and perpetuate patriarchal systems of dominance and oppression by constructing the notion of masculinity at the expense of women's subordination. However, he makes the point that Gardner's use of hybridization introduces the possibility of challenging masculine biased discourses by privileging an alternative sexuality that is a 'hybrid of masculine and feminine traits' (p.33).
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