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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Beast
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

At night, Jamie is tormented by the Beast, which no one else in his house can see. During the day, he is tormented by Brenden, who bullies him unmercifully. But Brenden has his own difficulties, in an abusive father.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Unconfirmed.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Norwood, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 1992 .
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      Extent: 93p.
      ISBN: 1862911460 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

[Review] Beast Robyn Sheahan-Bright , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 29)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
[Review] Beast Pam Macintyre , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 1 no. 1 1993; (p. 39)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
[Review] Beast Beatrice Fincher , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 34)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Meg Sorensen , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 142 1992; (p. 61-64)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel ; The Queen's Holiday Margaret Wild , 1992 single work picture book ; With My Knife Andrew Lansdown , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Prices David McRobbie , 1992 single work novel ; The Most Important Building in Town Garry Hurle , 1992 single work children's fiction
[Review] Beast Beatrice Fincher , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 34)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
[Review] Beast Robyn Sheahan-Bright , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 29)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
[Review] Beast Pam Macintyre , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 1 no. 1 1993; (p. 39)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Meg Sorensen , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 142 1992; (p. 61-64)

— Review of Beast Margaret Wild , 1992 single work novel ; The Queen's Holiday Margaret Wild , 1992 single work picture book ; With My Knife Andrew Lansdown , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Prices David McRobbie , 1992 single work novel ; The Most Important Building in Town Garry Hurle , 1992 single work children's fiction
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