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'Carl Matt hasn't got much. there's just his younger brother Harley and the old red barge to Wiseman's Cove. And nothing's going to take those away from him. He's an awkward, lumpy fifteen-year-old. Not the hero type.' - back cover (2007)
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Dedication: For Kate - manager, critic, wife and best friend
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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How Do You Talk to Teens?
2012
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— Appears in: Writing Queensland , 12 June no. 219 2012; (p. 8-9) Christine Bongers sheds light on the YA Voice for Writers -
[Review] A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , December no. 6 2008; (p. 36-37)
— Review of A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel -
Representations of Masculinity in Australian Young Adult Fiction
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and the Fin de Siécle 2003; (p. 169-178) "This chapter discusses the early stage of a research inquiry into the implications of changing representations of masculinity offered in young adult literature to adolescent, male readers." -
Joined Souls and Shared Pain
2000
single work
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 8 no. 1 2000; (p. 12-13) -
On the Write Track : [James Moloney]
1998
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 June 1998; (p. 31)
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[Review] A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 41 no. 1 1997; (p. 30)
— Review of A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel -
[Review] A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 11 no. 5 1996; (p. 38)
— Review of A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel -
[Review] A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , December no. 6 2008; (p. 36-37)
— Review of A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel -
Tears and Triumphs
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 November 1996; (p. rev 8)
— Review of Secrets of Walden Rising 1996 single work novel ; Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair 1996 single work novel ; A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel ; Killer Boots 1996 single work novel ; Fireflies 1996 single work novel -
A Sense of Loss
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1996-1997) no. 187 1996; (p. 88-89)
— Review of A Place of Safety 1996 single work novel ; A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove 1997 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award -
Older Readers
1997
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 41 no. 4 1997; (p. 4-5) -
How Do You Talk to Teens?
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , 12 June no. 219 2012; (p. 8-9) Christine Bongers sheds light on the YA Voice for Writers -
Moloney Wins `The Big One'
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 August 1997; (p. wkd 9) -
On the Write Track : [James Moloney]
1998
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 June 1998; (p. 31)
Awards
- 1997 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 1997 winner Children's Peace Literature Award
- 1997 winner Australian Family Therapists' Award for Children's Literature — Older Readers
- 1997 highly commended Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Sheaffer Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction
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