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Wicked! ( dir. Tony Ealey ) Australia France : Energee Entertainment France Animation , 2000 7451705 2000 series - publisher film/TV children's science fiction
'WICKED! features step-brother and -sister Rory and Dawn in their struggles to outwit the Appleman as he tries to spread a deadly virus round their town. Rory and Dawn have to overcome their dislike for each other and work together to counter the devious Appleman before he contaminates everything.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Contents
- The Slobberers, single work children's fiction children's (p. 3-[51])
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Battering Rams,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'I gulped. My mouth was dry. How could I tell her? How could I just announce that her son's innards had been sucked out by giant worms and that his skin was probably flapping somewhere in the morning breeze? I turned away, struggling to find the words.
'It's WICKED! It'll suck you in.
'And it's to be continued....' (Publication summary)
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Croaked,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'"Charge!" came Gramps' excited voice. I gasped. The frog general was as big as a full-grown cow. He started to roll his tongue back into his mouth. He was going to slurp me up and slide me down his throat.
'Thwack. The frog's tongue cracked out like a giant whip. "Now," I screamed to Gramps. "Fire!"
'It's wicked how it grabs you. And it's to be continued....' (Publication summary)
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Dead Ringer,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Rory and Dawn are following the trail of the Slobberers. A snail with Slobberer disease leads them to Howard, the brother Rory never knew he had, and they continue the search for their dad. They fight against gripping, writhing roots that trap them in their car, roots that kill feral pigs as they eat them.' (Publication summary)
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The Creeper,
single work
children's fiction
children's
'Dawn and Rory hate each other's guts. And now they are to be step-sister and brother. Even worse, something very weird is happening to the worms Rory keeps as pets. But what happens when the Slobberers escape during the wedding is only the beginning.' (Publication summary)
- Till Death Us Do Part, single work children's fiction children's (p. 283-[354])
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 29)
— Review of Wicked! : All Six Books in One 1997 selected work children's fiction
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Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 29)
— Review of Wicked! : All Six Books in One 1997 selected work children's fiction
Awards
- 1998 winner COOL Award — Fiction for Younger Readers
- 1998 inaugural winner Dymocks Children's Choice Awards — Favourite Australian older reader book
- 1997 winner KROC Awards