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Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman. When he meets a body-snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes. He is pursued by cutthroats, a gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper. More disturbing still, Thomas has to spend an evening with the worst novelist in the world.

'A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. "Never a good idea," as Thomas's mother would say.' (From the publisher's website.)

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    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin (fl. 1910) , 2010 .
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      Extent: 303p.
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      • Publication date: 28 June 2010.
      ISBN: 9780143203919 (pbk.)

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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Honour Books 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 8)

— Review of Graffiti Moon Cath Crowley , 2010 single work novel ; The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Untitled Julie Long , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Judged By More than Their Covers Katharine England , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51)
Untitled Sally Murdoch , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 4 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Untitled Mario La Marca , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Untitled Mario La Marca , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 18 no. 3 2010; (p. 28)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Untitled Sally Murdoch , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 4 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Untitled Julie Long , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 55 no. 1 2011; (p. 36)

— Review of The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Honour Books 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 8)

— Review of Graffiti Moon Cath Crowley , 2010 single work novel ; The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Doug MacLeod , 2010 single work novel
Judged By More than Their Covers Katharine England , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51)
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