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'Through a series of recollections, Where in the World tells the compelling story of Ari, an eleven-year-old boy with a gift for music.
'For such a young boy, Ari has already had to face some big issues in his life: emigrating from Germany to Australia with his mother, leaving behind his beloved grandfather, whom he and his mother have lived with since the death of Ari's father in a car accident; developing a relationship with his new stepfather, Jamie; and learning how to deal with his musical talent, the expectations it places on him, and what it will mean for his future. By remembering his early travels around Europe with his mother, and translating his memories of people and places into pieces of music, Ari grows to realise that life is composed of many kinds of journeys - figurative as well as literal - and accepting those journeys is part of finding your place in the world.
'With beautifully drawn characters, this is a gentle and moving book. ' (Publication summary)
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- Also braille and sound recording.
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 2003
2003
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 47 no. 3 2003; (p. 2-12) -
Alternative Music : Simon French
2003
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 11 no. 4 2003; (p. 6-8) -
Winning Ways With Words
2003
single work
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 August 2003; (p. 1)
— Review of Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction -
Children's Book Council of Australia : Review of Short-Listed Books 2003
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 5 2003; (p. 6-17)
— Review of The Girl from the Sea 2002 single work novel ; Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Song of an Innocent Bystander 2002 single work novel ; Walking Naked 2002 single work novel ; Njunjul the Sun 2002 single work novel ; The Messenger 2002 single work novel ; Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; Rain May and Captain Daniel 2002 single work children's fiction ; Horrendo's Curse 2002 single work children's fiction ; Tom Jones Saves the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life) 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Potato People 2001 single work picture book ; Guess the Baby 2002 single work picture book ; Too Loud Lily 2002 single work picture book ; A Year on Our Farm 2002 single work picture book ; Bear and Chook 2002 single work picture book ; Playmates 2002 single work picture book ; Old Tom's Holiday 2002 single work picture book ; Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child 2002 single work picture book ; In Flanders Fields 2002 single work picture book ; Diary of a Wombat 2002 single work picture book ; Awesome! : Australian Art for Contemporary Kids 2002 single work information book ; The Mighty Murray 2002 single work non-fiction ; Discover and Learn About Australian Forests and Woodlands 2002 single work information book ; Iron in the Blood : Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia 2002 single work information book ; Black Snake : The Daring of Ned Kelly 2002 single work biography ; Endangered! Working to Save Animals at Risk 2002 single work information book -
[Review] Where in the World
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 23)
— Review of Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Where in the World
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 46 no. 3 2002; (p. 23)
— Review of Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction -
Children's Book Council of Australia : Review of Short-Listed Books 2003
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Classroom , vol. 23 no. 5 2003; (p. 6-17)
— Review of The Girl from the Sea 2002 single work novel ; Painted Love Letters 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Song of an Innocent Bystander 2002 single work novel ; Walking Naked 2002 single work novel ; Njunjul the Sun 2002 single work novel ; The Messenger 2002 single work novel ; Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; Rain May and Captain Daniel 2002 single work children's fiction ; Horrendo's Curse 2002 single work children's fiction ; Tom Jones Saves the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Planned to Live an Unusual Life) 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Barrumbi Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Potato People 2001 single work picture book ; Guess the Baby 2002 single work picture book ; Too Loud Lily 2002 single work picture book ; A Year on Our Farm 2002 single work picture book ; Bear and Chook 2002 single work picture book ; Playmates 2002 single work picture book ; Old Tom's Holiday 2002 single work picture book ; Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child 2002 single work picture book ; In Flanders Fields 2002 single work picture book ; Diary of a Wombat 2002 single work picture book ; Awesome! : Australian Art for Contemporary Kids 2002 single work information book ; The Mighty Murray 2002 single work non-fiction ; Discover and Learn About Australian Forests and Woodlands 2002 single work information book ; Iron in the Blood : Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia 2002 single work information book ; Black Snake : The Daring of Ned Kelly 2002 single work biography ; Endangered! Working to Save Animals at Risk 2002 single work information book -
Winning Ways With Words
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 August 2003; (p. 1)
— Review of Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction -
Children's Novels
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 October 2002; (p. 13)
— Review of Flytrap 2002 single work children's fiction ; Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction ; Boy Overboard 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Garden of Empress Cassia 2002 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Where in the World
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 16 no. 3 2002; (p. 28)
— Review of Where in the World 2002 single work children's fiction -
Alternative Music : Simon French
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 11 no. 4 2003; (p. 6-8) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 2003
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 47 no. 3 2003; (p. 2-12) -
Celebrate Simon French's First Picture Book Guess the Baby - Illustrated by Donna Rawlins - And his First Novel in Ten Years Where in the World
2002
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criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 4-6)
Awards
- 2004 IBBY Honour Diploma — Writing
- 2003 shortlisted Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- 2003 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
- 2003 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2003 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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