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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Loku and the Shark Attack
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'Loku and the Shark Attack is an adventure story with a beautiful difference - it has a soul. The story is about a young village boy, Loku, who undertakes some serious risks to prove to his twin bother that he 'has guts.' To do this Loku must abandon his tribes rules and his conscience. The problems he faces as a result are; an out of control bush fire, being kidnapped while unconscious, a race against an outgoing tide and an inherent shark attack, and perhaps most dangerous of all - betraying his sacred totem animal.' (UQP blurb)

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  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to Sienna Ku Bishoff. Many thanks to Jay Bishoff for his tireless editing.

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Untitled Jean Yates , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 39)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
Untitled Nola Allen , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 34)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
Untitled Clare Way , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 29)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
Untitled Clare Way , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 50 no. 3 2006; (p. 29)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
Untitled Nola Allen , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 34)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
Untitled Jean Yates , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 39)

— Review of Loku and the Shark Attack Deborah Carlyon , 2006 single work children's fiction
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