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Clayton Zane Clayton Zane i(20213360 works by) (a.k.a. Clayton Zane Comber)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Clayton Zane [Comber] holds an MA from Sydney University and a Master's in Creative Writing from Oxford. His debut novel was published in 2011, followed by the 2021 release of 100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze.

He opened Bouquiniste Bookstore Cafe Wine Bar in 2017.

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y separately published work icon 100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze Crows Nest : HarperCollins Australia , 2021 20989947 2021 single work novel young adult

'Xander Maze is a list-maker. But can his list of 100 Remarkable Feats really save his nanna?

'Xander Maze loves lists, and his grandmother is #1 in his list of People I Love Most in the World. But now that Nanna has stage 4 cancer, can a new list of 100 Remarkable Feats really save her life?

'Particularly when his list contains difficult things like #2 Make a Friend and #3 Make a Best Friend.

'Funny, moving and with a protagonist you can't help but fall in love with, 100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze is

'#1 Heartbreaking

'#2 Heartwarming

'And a book about defying the odds, not accepting the unacceptable, and one boy's unconditional love for his nanna.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2022 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards Young Adults' Fiction
2022 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Astrid Hicks, Design Cherry.
2022 longlisted Indie Awards Young Adult
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