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'One of the country's finest young cellists, 16 year-old Hugh Twycross has a very bright future. A future that has been mapped out by his parents, his teachers, by everybody, it seems, except Hugh Twycross.
'Hugh has a secret, though: he loves cars and he loves car racing. When his newly discovered grandfather, Poppy, asks him to go on a road trip to Uluru in his 1970 Holden HT Monaro, Hugh decides, for once in his life, to do the unexpected.
'As they embark on a journey into the vast and fierce landscape of the Australian interior, Hugh discovers that Poppy has a secret that will unravel both their lives and take them in a direction they never expected.'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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[Review] Swerve
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 26)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
One for the Road
2009
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 December 2009; (p. 1-11) -
[Review] Swerve
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Swerve
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 November 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel
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Review
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 - 25 October 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Swerve
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 40)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Swerve
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 November 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Swerve
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , November no. 3 2009; (p. 21)
— Review of Swerve 2009 single work novel -
One for the Road
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 December 2009; (p. 1-11)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2010 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Writing for Young Adults
- 2010 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Young Adult Book
- 2010 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
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