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Works about this Work
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Stories to Treasure
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 May 2013; (p. 26) -
[Review] Then
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , May/June vol. 87 no. 3 2011; (p. 90)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
Grasping the Unimaginable : Recent Holocaust Novels for Children by Morris Gleitzman and John Boyne
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , December vol. 41 no. 4 2010; (p. 355-366)'This discussion explores the role that storytelling and stories might have in leading children towards an awareness of uncertainty and ambiguity in relation to Holocaust representation. It focuses on Morris Gleitzman’s Once (2006), its sequel Then (2008), and John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) to consider the narrative techniques used to draw young readers into an understanding of the Holocaust. In particular, the discussion examines the role of silence within these narratives to suggest that a meaningful dialogue with silence is a crucial aspect in communicating the fractured nature of Holocaust history. Literature aimed at a young audience engages explicitly with the oft-cited injunction not to forget the Holocaust by setting out to inform a new generation of readers about the horrors of the Nazi genocide. In my analysis of these texts, however, I want to consider whether we should assume that such works do necessarily perform a progressive educative role. The article argues that the blunt didacticism of Boyne’s text might close down possibilities for the child reader’s imaginative engagement with the ungraspable nature of the Holocaust. In contrast, Gleitzman’s novels confront the child reader with a complex set of ideas about the relationship between narrative and subjectivity.'
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10) -
[Review] Then
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction
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Finding Hope in Dark Times
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 May 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
Battle for Hearts and Minds
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 June 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of Mahtab's Story 2008 single work children's fiction ; Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
This Week's Selections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 June 2008; (p. 9)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
Shoah Lessons for Children
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 13 June vol. 73 no. 39 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction -
Kids' Lit
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 June 2008; (p. 10)
— Review of Then 2008 single work children's fiction ; Lamplighter 2008 single work children's fiction ; Anna the Goanna and Other Poems 2000 selected work poetry ; Georgiana : Woman of Flowers 2008 single work novel -
The Darker Facts of Life
Sophie Cunningham
(interviewer),
2008
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 67 no. 4 2008; (p. 202-213) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10) -
Stories to Treasure
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 May 2013; (p. 26) -
Grasping the Unimaginable : Recent Holocaust Novels for Children by Morris Gleitzman and John Boyne
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature in Education , December vol. 41 no. 4 2010; (p. 355-366)'This discussion explores the role that storytelling and stories might have in leading children towards an awareness of uncertainty and ambiguity in relation to Holocaust representation. It focuses on Morris Gleitzman’s Once (2006), its sequel Then (2008), and John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006) to consider the narrative techniques used to draw young readers into an understanding of the Holocaust. In particular, the discussion examines the role of silence within these narratives to suggest that a meaningful dialogue with silence is a crucial aspect in communicating the fractured nature of Holocaust history. Literature aimed at a young audience engages explicitly with the oft-cited injunction not to forget the Holocaust by setting out to inform a new generation of readers about the horrors of the Nazi genocide. In my analysis of these texts, however, I want to consider whether we should assume that such works do necessarily perform a progressive educative role. The article argues that the blunt didacticism of Boyne’s text might close down possibilities for the child reader’s imaginative engagement with the ungraspable nature of the Holocaust. In contrast, Gleitzman’s novels confront the child reader with a complex set of ideas about the relationship between narrative and subjectivity.'
Awards
- 2009 winner YABBA — Fiction Years 7-9
- 2009 shortlisted BILBY (Books I Love Best Yearly) Awards
- 2009 longlisted Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
- 2009 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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cPoland,cEastern Europe, Europe,
- 1942