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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 The Crush
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'Will the rising young rugby star, Matt Cassidy, be able to handle the truth about the dad he has never known as well as deal with his crush's dangerous boyfriend? Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cassidy is an up-and-coming rugby star. The talent scouts are circling him, his school team has reached the finals for the first time ever, and he's determined to one day play professionally. Despite everything, Matt really only wants one thing in life—a Dad. However, when Matt receives an anonymous card on his 15th birthday, he tracks down the mysterious writer and discovers his Dad is alive and in jail. Meanwhile, Matt is facing another dilemma: a crush on blue-eyed Kelly Sinclair. The only problem is her boyfriend. Captain of an opposing team and Matt's mortal enemy, he regularly hurts Kelly. Matt tries to rescue her from a cycle of domestic abuse, but this is not as simple as it seems, as he tries to fight his own feelings for Kelly and the violent nature of her boyfriend.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Exhibitions

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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 , 2000 .
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      Extent: 322p.
      ISBN: 0091839734

Works about this Work

Untitled Shane Symonds , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 43-44)

— Review of The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)

— Review of The Last Shot Allan Baillie , 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars Kerry Wakefield , 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike Brian Caswell , 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game Peter McFarlane , 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt Nicole Plüss , 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone John Larkin , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers Debra Oswald , 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing Bernadette Hellard , Lisa Gibbs , 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It Lisa Forrest , 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold John Heffernan , 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn Wendy Jenkins , 2000 single work novel ; The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
Footy Lee Finkelstein , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 39)

— Review of Touch Me James Moloney , 2000 single work novel ; The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel ; The Redback Leftovers Debra Oswald , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 8 no. 3 2000; (p. 46)

— Review of The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
Tackles and Scrums Pam Macintyre , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 222 2000; (p. 58-59)

— Review of The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel ; Time Flies Adrian Peniston-Bird , 2000 single work novel
Footy Lee Finkelstein , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 44 no. 3 2000; (p. 39)

— Review of Touch Me James Moloney , 2000 single work novel ; The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel ; The Redback Leftovers Debra Oswald , 2000 single work novel
The Sporting Life : Sport in Australian and New Zealand Fiction Kevin Steinberger , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 15 no. 3 2000; (p. 18-23)

— Review of The Last Shot Allan Baillie , 1997 single work novella ; Shooting Stars Kerry Wakefield , 1997 single work children's fiction ; Mike Brian Caswell , 1993 single work children's fiction ; More than a Game Peter McFarlane , 1999 single work novel ; Black Belt Nicole Plüss , 1994 single work novel ; Gazza's Gone John Larkin , 2000 single work children's fiction ; The Redback Leftovers Debra Oswald , 2000 single work novel ; Netball or Nothing Bernadette Hellard , Lisa Gibbs , 2000 single work novel ; Making the Most of It Lisa Forrest , 2000 single work novel ; More Than Gold John Heffernan , 2000 single work children's fiction ; Gunna Burn Wendy Jenkins , 2000 single work novel ; The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
Untitled Shane Symonds , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 14 no. 2 2000; (p. 43-44)

— Review of The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
Similar Themes, but Very Different Stephen Matthews , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 June 2000; (p. 22)

— Review of Touch Me James Moloney , 2000 single work novel ; The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
CoverNotes Mike Shuttleworth , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 June 2000; (p. 11)

— Review of The Crush Scott Monk , 2000 single work novel
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