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'When Paddy Flannagan, a gold fossicker, is found bashed to death in the hills behind the township of Jericho, the search begins for his two wild children. But what effect will their dark secret have on those who find them?' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Taming the Wild Child : Colonialism and Postcolonialism in Gary Crew's Angel's Gate
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Compr(om)ising Post/colonialism(s) : Challenging Narratives and Practices 2001; (p. 251-260) -
Angel's Gate
Bernard McKenna
,
Sharyn Pearce
,
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Strange Journeys : The Works of Gary Crew 1999; (p. 128-160) -
Exciting Writing : Gary Crew
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 May 1998; (p. 5) -
Gary Crew : 'Explorer of the Dark Side'
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 135-143) -
Making It Really Feral
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 76-83)
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Cover Book : Angel's Gate
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 8 no. 4 1993; (p. 4)
— Review of Angel's Gate 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Angel's Gate
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Angel's Gate 1993 single work novel -
[Review] Angel's Gate
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 1 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Angel's Gate 1993 single work novel -
Young Ones
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 November 1993; (p. wkd 10)
— Review of Landmarks : Nine New Australian Stories 1991 anthology short story ; A Future For Myself 1993 single work novel ; Angel's Gate 1993 single work novel ; Winning Streak 1993 selected work short story ; The Autumn Tree 1993 single work novel -
Transparent Truths Upstage Adult Fantasy
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 March 1994; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Life's Like That : Girls' Voices 1993 anthology short story drama poetry ; Angel's Gate 1993 single work novel -
Taming the Wild Child : Colonialism and Postcolonialism in Gary Crew's Angel's Gate
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Compr(om)ising Post/colonialism(s) : Challenging Narratives and Practices 2001; (p. 251-260) -
Older Readers
1994
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 38 no. 4 1994; (p. 2-3) -
Representing the Child: Postmodern Versions of Peter Pan
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing the Australian Child : Texts and Contexts in Fictions for Children 1996; (p. 1-16) -
Angel's Gate
Bernard McKenna
,
Sharyn Pearce
,
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Strange Journeys : The Works of Gary Crew 1999; (p. 128-160) -
Spiritual Journeys
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 7 May 1994; (p. 9)
Awards
- 1996 winner American Children's Book of Distinction Prize
- 1994 joint winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 1994 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 1993 shortlisted Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award
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Subjects:
- Country towns,
Settings:
- Rural,
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