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'Olive Garnaut likes things in pairs. But even with her own perfectly symmetrical family, birthday and bedroom, Olive has only ever felt half. How extraordinary, then, that one day Pip should appear...' (Publisher's blurb)
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2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction -
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
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2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction Starke, while concurring with laudatory reviews of the book, examines the three different models of parenting in her review of the novel and finds one wanting. -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction -
Off the Shelf : Children's Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction
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Off the Shelf : Children's Fiction
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2008; (p. 28)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction Starke, while concurring with laudatory reviews of the book, examines the three different models of parenting in her review of the novel and finds one wanting. -
Parents, Pirates, Bras and the Often-Cruel School Yard
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 October 2008; (p. 18)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Ice-Cream Man 2008 single work children's fiction ; Short : A Collection of Interesting Short Stories and Other Stuff from Some Surprising and Intelligent People 2008 anthology short story -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Pip : The Story of Olive 2008 single work children's fiction
Awards
- 2009 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Upper Primary Children (2005-2013)
- 2009 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
- 2008 winner The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — Barbara Ramsden Award Jointly awarded to the author and the publisher's editor Elise Jones.
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