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'A beaut story about one very ugly kid.
'Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that weren't much use. There wasn't another baby like him in the whole of Australia, let alone Brisbane. But the rest of his life wasn't so unusual: he had a mum and a dad, brothers and sisters, friends at school and in his street. He had childhood scrapes and days at the beach; fights with his family and trouble with his teachers.
'He had doctors, too: lots of doctors who, when he was still very young, removed that tumour from his face and operated on his legs, then stitched him back together. He still looked different, though. He still looked ... ugly.
'Ugly is the true story of how an extraordinary boy grew up to have an ordinary life, and how that became his greatest achievement of all. ' (Publication summary)
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Facial tumour, malformed legs. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Diverse Pathways to Empathy
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 November 2015; (p. 21)
— Review of Green Valentine 2015 single work novel ; Ugly 2015 single work autobiography ; The Beauty Is in the Walking 2015 single work novel
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Diverse Pathways to Empathy
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 November 2015; (p. 21)
— Review of Green Valentine 2015 single work novel ; Ugly 2015 single work autobiography ; The Beauty Is in the Walking 2015 single work novel
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Older Readers
- 2016 honour book KOALA Awards — Older Readers