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y separately published work icon Volcano Boy single work   novel   young adult  
Alternative title: Volcano Boy: A Novel in Verse
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Volcano Boy
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Placed in the custody of his puritanical Uncle Frank, Alexander finds himself in volcano-circled Rabaul, where the dark powers of the volcano call to him as powerfully as the dark eyes of Alice, his newfound love. Alexander records his experiences in a candid journal that surfaces many years after the volcano's fury has settled to ash. But what has become of the writer?

Notes

  • A novel in verse form.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Lothian , 2001 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • First published January 1, 2001

      ISBN: 073440249X
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hachette Australia , 2015 .
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      Extent: 160p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 13 May 2015.

      ISBN: 9780734416117

Works about this Work

The Verse-Novel : A New Genre Joy Alexander , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 36 no. 3 2005; (p. 269-283)
This article examines the verse-novel, a genre that has gained some prominence in children's fiction in the last ten years. The chief evolving characteristics of the genre in both style and content are discussed.
[Review] Volcano Boy Jo Goodman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 46 no. 1 2002; (p. 40)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
[Review] Volcano Boy Christian Mondeil , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 1 2002; (p. 37-38)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
Teen Verse Novels Katharine England , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 July 2002; (p. 19)

— Review of Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High Michelle A. Taylor , 2001 single work novel ; Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel ; Painted Love Letters Catherine Bateson , 2002 single work children's fiction
[Review] Volcano Boy Anne Briggs , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 39)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
[Review] Volcano Boy Jo Goodman , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 46 no. 1 2002; (p. 40)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
PAPERbacks Fiona Capp , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 January 2002; (p. 9)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
Marketable but No Poetry Here Simon Patton , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 February 2002; (p. 14)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High Michelle A. Taylor , 2001 single work novel
Verse Novels with Bite Jenny Pausacker , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 May 2002; (p. 13)

— Review of The Year It All Happened Catherine Bateson , 2001 single work novel ; The Angel of Barbican High Michelle A. Taylor , 2001 single work novel ; Jinx Margaret Wild , 2001 single work novel ; Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel ; Love Poems and Leg Spinners : A Month in the Life of Class 5B Steven Herrick , 2001 selected work poetry
[Review] Volcano Boy Anne Briggs , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 17 no. 1 2002; (p. 39)

— Review of Volcano Boy Libby Hathorn , 2001 single work novel
The Verse-Novel : A New Genre Joy Alexander , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , September vol. 36 no. 3 2005; (p. 269-283)
This article examines the verse-novel, a genre that has gained some prominence in children's fiction in the last ten years. The chief evolving characteristics of the genre in both style and content are discussed.

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