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Plunging Into Deep Water
Edel Wignell
(interviewer),
2006
single work
interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 2006; (p. 14-15) In this interview Bill Condon discusses the two books he has written for young adults - Dogs and No Worries. -
[Review] Dogs
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2002;
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
Fictional Fathers : Gender Representation in Children's Fiction
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 12 no. 3 2002; (p. 35-45)Wendy Michaels and Donna Gibbs analyse several Australian children's texts regarding the 'pattern and trends in relation to the representation of father and father-figures' (37). They believe it is crucial for young adult readers to develop a critical awareness of 'the subtle processes at work in the fiction they are reading' because of the significance textual representation plays in the construction of child-adolescent identity (42-43). The discussion refers to previous studies concerning the construction of masculinity and femininity and the role of children's fiction as a socialising agent regarding appropriate gender roles providing a framework for the interrogation of textual constructions and representations of the father/child relationship. A close reading of Dogs and The Simple Gift precedes a shorter discussion of the novels Touch Me, Thursday's Child, Wolf on the Fold and Fighting Ruben Wolf, and leads Michaels and Gibbs to contend that none of the fathers in the stories are portayed as having a strong relationship with their children and they draw an interesting parallel to the roles ascribed to wicked step-mothers, arguing that currently, young adult readers are presented with models of masculine behaviour that reinforce cultural stereotypes of fathers as essentially ineffectual or morally bankrupt - or both (42). Effective parenting is often directed at surrogate children rather than biological children while it is the serious flaws and shortcomings of the father-child relationship that are of central concern in the novels discussed (40).
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[Review] Dogs
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 31)
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
All These for Older Readers Have Some Violence
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 August 2001; (p. 18)
— Review of Wolf on the Fold 2000 selected work short story ; Dogs 2000 single work novel ; Fighting Ruben Wolfe 2000 single work novel
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[Review] Dogs
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 44 no. 4 2000; (p. 12)
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
[Review] Dogs
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2002;
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
[Review] Dogs
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 15 no. 5 2000; (p. 38)
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
CoverNotes
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 October 2000; (p. 9)
— Review of Striking It Poor 2000 single work novel ; Dogs 2000 single work novel -
All-the-Way Winner
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 7 October 2000; (p. 8)
— Review of Dogs 2000 single work novel -
Fictional Fathers : Gender Representation in Children's Fiction
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 12 no. 3 2002; (p. 35-45)Wendy Michaels and Donna Gibbs analyse several Australian children's texts regarding the 'pattern and trends in relation to the representation of father and father-figures' (37). They believe it is crucial for young adult readers to develop a critical awareness of 'the subtle processes at work in the fiction they are reading' because of the significance textual representation plays in the construction of child-adolescent identity (42-43). The discussion refers to previous studies concerning the construction of masculinity and femininity and the role of children's fiction as a socialising agent regarding appropriate gender roles providing a framework for the interrogation of textual constructions and representations of the father/child relationship. A close reading of Dogs and The Simple Gift precedes a shorter discussion of the novels Touch Me, Thursday's Child, Wolf on the Fold and Fighting Ruben Wolf, and leads Michaels and Gibbs to contend that none of the fathers in the stories are portayed as having a strong relationship with their children and they draw an interesting parallel to the roles ascribed to wicked step-mothers, arguing that currently, young adult readers are presented with models of masculine behaviour that reinforce cultural stereotypes of fathers as essentially ineffectual or morally bankrupt - or both (42). Effective parenting is often directed at surrogate children rather than biological children while it is the serious flaws and shortcomings of the father-child relationship that are of central concern in the novels discussed (40).
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Plunging Into Deep Water
Edel Wignell
(interviewer),
2006
single work
interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 14 no. 4 2006; (p. 14-15) In this interview Bill Condon discusses the two books he has written for young adults - Dogs and No Worries.
Awards
- 2001 joint honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers