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Ian Bone Ian Bone i(A30228 works by) (a.k.a. Ian Murray Bone)
Born: Established: 1956 Geelong, Geelong City - Geelong East area, Geelong area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Bone comes from a family of five and has a twin sister. Before becoming a full time writer in 1993, he worked for the ABC producing children's television programmes. Ian Bone has written across most age groups, from picture books to young adult novels. He wrote the outline for the picture book Vanishing Tales.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Song of an Innocent Bystander Camberwell : Penguin , 2002 Z992913 2002 single work novel young adult crime

'Hostage.
Nine-year-old Freda trapped in a restaurant with a fanatic and his gun. Survivor.
'No parents to protect her, two men dead. Ten years later.
'Live by the rules: keep yourself small, don't let them ask you questions. A dead man's words...
''Are you living a good life, Freda?'The answer lies in hunting down the ghosts of the past. Gripping and moving, The Song of an Innocent Bystander is a novel you won't easily forget.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

2004 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards Children's Literature Award
2003 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Book of the Year: Older Readers
y separately published work icon Winning Back Dad London Sydney : Walker Books [London] , 1999 Z848272 1999 single work children's fiction children's

'Kel's dad loses his job driving a truck and becomes King of the Grumps. He has to stay at home and look after Kel and his sister while Kel's mum goes out to work. News of a nappy - hanging competition give's Kel a great idea.' (Publication summary)

2000 commended Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature Older Readers
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