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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Blitz
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'The story follows 'Len the Pen' a 15 year old artist who uses his art as an expression of frustration against society. During one of his jaunts Len is seriously injured and as a result, institutionalized. It is during this time of rehabilitation that he attempts to resolve his problems with his parents, peers and society in general.'

Source: 'Children's Literature' [review], English in Australia, no. 101 (Sept. 1992), p.58.

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia

    Type of disability Mental illness (varied).
    Type of character Secondary.
    Point of view First person (primary character).

    Note: the primary character is institutionalised after an accident, bringing him into contact with secondary characters with various mental illnesses.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Milsons Point, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House , 1991 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 114p.
      Description: port.
      ISBN: 0091698316
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Works about this Work

Untitled Philippa Ryan , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 6 no. 1 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
Untitled Judith James , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 3 1991; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
Modern-Day Huck Finn Lacks Depth Sue Walton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 21 September 1991; (p. 13)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Meg Sorensen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 131 1991; (p. 45-46)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction
Forecasts Margaret Dunkle , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , March vol. 70 no. 1013 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
Untitled Judith James , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 3 1991; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
Forecasts Margaret Dunkle , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , March vol. 70 no. 1013 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Meg Sorensen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 131 1991; (p. 45-46)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel ; First at Last : And Other Stories Julia McClelland , 1990 selected work children's fiction
Modern-Day Huck Finn Lacks Depth Sue Walton , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 21 September 1991; (p. 13)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
Untitled Philippa Ryan , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 6 no. 1 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Blitz Pina Grieco-Tiso , 1991 single work novel
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