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In this sequel to Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair, two young lovers, Annabel and Jack take time out from study in an effort to find their place in the world, and in the process help Emma and her family cope with Emma's teenage pregnancy.
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A novel in verse form.
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Dedication: to Leonie Tyle, Robyn Sheahan-Bright and Glen Leitch for their support and beliefs.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
1996
Z536725
1996
single work
novel
young adult
humour
(taught in 2 units)
'Jack is an everyday sixteen-year-old boy. He’s obsessed with Annabel, sport and nose hair. He’s also obsessed with a ghost . . .
'There’s a ghost in our house in a red evening dress, black stockings and Mum’s slingback shoes. Her hair whispers over white shoulders as she dances through the rooms.
'A bittersweet comedy about the infinite promise of first love and the everlasting sorrow of grief, Love, Ghosts & Nose Hair was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards.' (Publication summary)
Works about this Work
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
Place in Poetry; Poetry in Its Place
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 9 no. 3 1999; (p. 30-37) Halliday examines the function of place in Out of the Dust by American writer Karen Hesse and A Place Like This by Steven Herrick, arguing that the unknown places found in children's poetry are 'linked to worlds of fantasy and make-believe and are similarly delineated by clearly recognizable elements' (30). She points out that notions of place are more clearly defined in poetry for children because 'place is a repository for many of the ideologies that permeate poetry that is written and chosen for children' (30). Halliday argues that the texts discussed exemplify the use of the postmodern literary techniques, self-reflexivity and intertextuality, and in doing so reinforce the on-going and intrinsic association of place and structures of childhood in ways that not only define 'place' but empower and validate the idea that 'through the interaction of with something natural it is possible to come to an understanding of oneself' (36-37). -
A Look At... The Short List for the CBC's Book of the Year : Older Readers
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 14 no. 3 1999; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Night Train 1998 single work novel ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This 1998 single work novel ; All My Dangerous Friends 1998 single work novel -
[Review] A Place Like This
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 42 no. 2 1998; (p. 21)
— Review of A Place Like This 1998 single work novel -
'A Place Like This' by Steven Herrick
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1998; (p. 22)
— Review of A Place Like This 1998 single work novel
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[Review] A Place Like This
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 42 no. 2 1998; (p. 21)
— Review of A Place Like This 1998 single work novel -
Ignore the Label : These Novels Tackle the Generic and the Challenging
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 June 1998; (p. 9)
— Review of The Tiger 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This 1998 single work novel ; Night Train 1998 single work novel -
Kid's Poetry
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 204 1998; (p. 44)
— Review of A Place Like This 1998 single work novel -
[Review] A Place Like This
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 39)
— Review of A Place Like This 1998 single work novel -
A Look At... The Short List for the CBC's Book of the Year : Older Readers
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 14 no. 3 1999; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Night Train 1998 single work novel ; Camphor Laurel 1998 single work novel ; A Place Like This 1998 single work novel ; All My Dangerous Friends 1998 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1999
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 3-12) -
Place in Poetry; Poetry in Its Place
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 9 no. 3 1999; (p. 30-37) Halliday examines the function of place in Out of the Dust by American writer Karen Hesse and A Place Like This by Steven Herrick, arguing that the unknown places found in children's poetry are 'linked to worlds of fantasy and make-believe and are similarly delineated by clearly recognizable elements' (30). She points out that notions of place are more clearly defined in poetry for children because 'place is a repository for many of the ideologies that permeate poetry that is written and chosen for children' (30). Halliday argues that the texts discussed exemplify the use of the postmodern literary techniques, self-reflexivity and intertextuality, and in doing so reinforce the on-going and intrinsic association of place and structures of childhood in ways that not only define 'place' but empower and validate the idea that 'through the interaction of with something natural it is possible to come to an understanding of oneself' (36-37).
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