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Jean Holkner Jean Holkner i(A22158 works by) (a.k.a. Jean Green)
Born: Established: 1 Apr 1926 Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 22 Jun 2004 Caulfield, Caulfield - St Kilda area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Female
Heritage: Jewish
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1 6 y separately published work icon Aviva Gold Jean Holkner , Ringwood : Puffin , 1992 Z461139 1992 single work novel young adult historical fiction Avica Gold's father has an obsession which Aviva finds difficult to understand as her family is uprooted from their familiar, safe and comfortable home in Australia to live in Palestine. Torn between two countries, Aviva and her family must share the hardship and confusion of a new life. (Source: Amazon)
1 A Sort of Crime Jean Holkner , 1989 single work short story
— Appears in: Here We Are : An Anthology 1989; (p. 179-187)
1 2 y separately published work icon Children of the New Galaxy Jean Holkner , Melbourne : Collins Dove , 1989 Z826751 1989 selected work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon The Grand Galactic Concert Jean Holkner , Sue O'Loughlin (illustrator), Blackburn : Collins Dove , 1988 Z995655 1988 single work picture book children's
1 The `Paralsis' Jean Holkner , 1988-1987 single work short story humour
— Appears in: Pomegranates : A Century of Jewish Australian Writing 1988; (p. 201-207)

As polio starts to spread through Australia under the name of 'Infantile Paralysis', the Jewish protagonist describes the superstitious measures she, her sister, and her family take against it. They stop going to school; they cannot talk to any other children for fear of the 'paralsis' being breathed towards them; they go to a film with glycerine-soaked cotton wool up their nostrils as a safeguard. The protagonist thinks she falls victim to the 'paralsis' but it is only a stiff neck from sleeping under a draught.
1 4 y separately published work icon Taking the Chook and Other Traumas of Growing Up Jean Holkner , Ringwood : Puffin , 1987 Z90054 1987 selected work children's fiction humour children's
1 y separately published work icon Writing Poetry : A Guide For Teachers, Children and Would-be Poets Jean Holkner , Blackburn : Dove , 1985 Z998547 1985 single work criticism
1 Taking the Chook Jean Holkner , 1981 single work short story
— Appears in: The Hat Trick: Australian Short Stories 1981; (p. 113-117)
1 y separately published work icon The Trouble with Poetry Jean Holkner , Melbourne : Victoria. Department of Education. Curriculum and Research Branch , 1979 Z999240 1979 single work criticism
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