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Adaptation of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Clockwork Forest
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'Nothing is how it seems in the forest. Your best friend may turn out to be your worst enemy. A deadly poison might save your life. And two smiling children could become the most horrifying monsters of all.

'Morton is sure of one thing, however. His four treasures are lost somewhere in this forest and he has to find them, or life is not worth living. Mind you, with bizarre perils lurking behind almost every tree, Morton's life could end at any moment. If that isn't bad enough, he is travelling without a hankerchief.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • MacLeod wrote the play of the same name first, and expanded the work for this novel.

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    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2008 .
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      Extent: 226p.
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      • Published March 3rd 2008
      ISBN: 9780143007463 (pbk.)
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The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work drama children's fantasy

'Morton is a young boy who lives alone at the edge of a dark forest with his four prized clockwork animals. When a huge storm destroys his hut and scatters his possessions, Morton sets out to locate his treasures.

'On his quest, Morton makes a friend, learns how to defeat monsters, remembers how to smile and finds that there may be more to life than clockwork animals.'

Source: Sydney Theatre Company website, http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 12/07/2009
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Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage Nicola Robinson , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Nicole Clare , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 40)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Jo Goodman , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Margaret Robson Kett , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books For Young Adults , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2008; (p. 47)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Tina Cavanough , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
In Short : Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 March 2008; (p. 30)
— Review of Australia Street Ann C. Whitehead , 2008 single work novel ; The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 16 March 2008; (p. 29)
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[Review] The Clockwork Forest Tina Cavanough , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Margaret Robson Kett , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books For Young Adults , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2008; (p. 47)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Clockwork Forest Jo Goodman , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 52 no. 1 2008; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Clockwork Forest Doug MacLeod , 2008 single work children's fiction
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage Nicola Robinson , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
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