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"I think the best number in the whole universe is eight. My friend, Asim, likes numbers about as much as me, but he likes them all - odd or even. Esmerelda, though, who lives across the street, isn't so fond of numbers and she hates maths. Singing's more her thing. She's really good, too, nearly as good as my mum. Mum's a professional singer. Or was, until we had to move.
'The worst number in the universe, though, is seven. For a start it's an odd number, and it's thin and sharp and mean-looking, like a medieval scythe. So when I saw 777 on that Mustang's numberplate, I knew it was the start of something bad.
'And I was right..." (Source: Back cover)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Kurdish characters and references to Iraq and Turkey.
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In Brief
2007
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review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 42 no. 2 2007; (p. 94-95)
— Review of His Name in Fire 2006 single work novel ; Ads R Us 2006 single work novel ; Falling from Grace 2006 single work novel ; Lonesome Howl 2006 single work novel ; Little Wing 2006 single work novel ; Pagan's Daughter 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; On the Jellicoe Road 2006 single work novel ; The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong 2006 single work children's fiction ; Angels of Kokoda 2006 single work novel biography ; Rue for Repentance 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 3 2006; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Number 8 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 40)
— Review of Number 8 2006 single work novel -
Of Murmels and Snigs : Detention-Centre Narratives in Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults
2006
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review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 185 2006; (p. 38-42)
— Review of From Nothing to Zero : Letters from Refugees in Australia's Detention Centres 2003 anthology correspondence ; Walk in My Shoes 2004 single work novel ; Dark Dreams : Australian Refugee Stories 2004 anthology autobiography biography essay poetry ; Alyzon Whitestarr 2006 single work novel ; No Place Like Home : Australian Stories by Young Writers Aged 8-21 Years 2005 anthology biography short story autobiography essay ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; Boy Overboard 2002 single work children's fiction ; Girl Underground 2004 single work children's fiction ; Soraya the Storyteller 2004 single work children's fiction ; Ali the Bold Heart 2006 single work picture book ; Another Country 2004 anthology poetry autobiography prose diary correspondence ; Refugees 2003 single work picture book ; The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Can't Help Flying High and Falling in Deep) 2005 single work children's fiction ; Dancing the Boom-Cha-Cha Boogie 2005 single work picture book ; Dreaming Australia 2004 single work novel -
When Defeating the Bad Guys Becomes Child's Play
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 July 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of Monkey Undercover 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ads R Us 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie 2006 single work novel
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Young Adult
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 May 2006; (p. 28)
— Review of Number 8 2006 single work novel -
When Defeating the Bad Guys Becomes Child's Play
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 July 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of Monkey Undercover 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ads R Us 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie 2006 single work novel -
Of Murmels and Snigs : Detention-Centre Narratives in Australian Literature for Children and Young Adults
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 185 2006; (p. 38-42)
— Review of From Nothing to Zero : Letters from Refugees in Australia's Detention Centres 2003 anthology correspondence ; Walk in My Shoes 2004 single work novel ; Dark Dreams : Australian Refugee Stories 2004 anthology autobiography biography essay poetry ; Alyzon Whitestarr 2006 single work novel ; No Place Like Home : Australian Stories by Young Writers Aged 8-21 Years 2005 anthology biography short story autobiography essay ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; Boy Overboard 2002 single work children's fiction ; Girl Underground 2004 single work children's fiction ; Soraya the Storyteller 2004 single work children's fiction ; Ali the Bold Heart 2006 single work picture book ; Another Country 2004 anthology poetry autobiography prose diary correspondence ; Refugees 2003 single work picture book ; The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley (Who Can't Help Flying High and Falling in Deep) 2005 single work children's fiction ; Dancing the Boom-Cha-Cha Boogie 2005 single work picture book ; Dreaming Australia 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 21 no. 3 2006; (p. 40)
— Review of Number 8 2006 single work novel -
In Brief
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 42 no. 2 2007; (p. 94-95)
— Review of His Name in Fire 2006 single work novel ; Ads R Us 2006 single work novel ; Falling from Grace 2006 single work novel ; Lonesome Howl 2006 single work novel ; Little Wing 2006 single work novel ; Pagan's Daughter 2006 single work novel ; Number 8 2006 single work novel ; On the Jellicoe Road 2006 single work novel ; The Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong 2006 single work children's fiction ; Angels of Kokoda 2006 single work novel biography ; Rue for Repentance 2006 single work novel
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