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A touching, funny, emotionally honest story of first love with a fairy-tale upbeat (it's the boy's version of the Cinderella story); the revenge of the nerds; accepting your parents; the transformation of an ugly duckling; and discovering that the girl next door may just have a few problems of her own (Libraries Australia).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Six Impossible Things
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 91 no. 5 2015; (p. 122)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel -
Fiona Wood
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 18-20) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2011 : Book of the Year : Older Readers - Short List 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 About a Girl 2010 single work novel ; Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel ; The Piper's Son 2010 single work novel -
Talking the Talk
2011
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— Appears in: Writing Queensland , September no. 211 2011; (p. 15) -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51)
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[Review] Six Impossible Things
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 25 no. 4 2010; (p. 45)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel -
Under Age
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 November 2010; (p. 23)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel -
Take Three : Teen Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 16 January 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel ; Five Parts Dead 2010 single work novel -
[Review] Six Impossible Things
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 18 no. 4 2010; (p. 40)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel -
Cover Book
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 1 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of Six Impossible Things 2010 single work novel -
Judged By More than Their Covers
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 April 2011; (p. 50-51) -
Talking the Talk
2011
single work
essay
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , September no. 211 2011; (p. 15) -
For the Older Reader : Fiona Wood : Some Themes in 'Six Impossible Things', or Hiding Vegetables in the Bolognaise...
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 12-13) -
Fiona Wood
2013
single work
interview
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 28 no. 4 2013; (p. 18-20)
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2014 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2011 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
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