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'Skip's an outsider, a quiet observer. He draws pictures to make sense of the world. He's never fitted in. So he takes to the streets. Life there may be hard, but it's better than the one he's left, especially when he teams up with old Billy. Then come the bombs which leave little Max in his care, and also Tia, the sad dancer, with her sweet baby, Sixpence. Scavenging for food, living on love and imagination...how long can Skip's fragile new family hold out as war grips the city?' (Publisher's blurb)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has been translated into Chinese.
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The Kids Are Alright : Young Adult Post-disaster Novels Can Teach Us about Trauma and Survival
2020
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 1 June 2020;'COVID-19 is changing the way we live. Panic buying, goods shortages, lockdown – these are new experiences for most of us. But it’s standard fare for the protagonists of young adult (YA) post-disaster novels.' (Introduction)
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Texts for Years 7-8
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— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 2 2010; (p. 75-76) -
Book of the Year Older Readers - Honour Books
2010
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 5-6)
— Review of The Winds of Heaven 2009 single work novel ; A Small Free Kiss in the Dark 2009 single work novel -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
[Review] A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
2009
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 1 2009; (p. 43-44)
— Review of A Small Free Kiss in the Dark 2009 single work novel
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[Review] A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
2009
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 January 2009; (p. 53)
— Review of A Small Free Kiss in the Dark 2009 single work novel -
Books
2009
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 February 2009; (p. 27)
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Tales of Belonging and Identity
2009
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 March 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of A Small Free Kiss in the Dark 2009 single work novel ; Keepinitreal 2009 single work novel -
A Wonderfully Simple Tale
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 - 22 March 2009; (p. 25)
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[Review] A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
2009
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 43)
— Review of A Small Free Kiss in the Dark 2009 single work novel -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
Texts for Years 7-8
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 2 2010; (p. 75-76) -
The Kids Are Alright : Young Adult Post-disaster Novels Can Teach Us about Trauma and Survival
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 1 June 2020;'COVID-19 is changing the way we live. Panic buying, goods shortages, lockdown – these are new experiences for most of us. But it’s standard fare for the protagonists of young adult (YA) post-disaster novels.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2012 IBBY Honour Diploma — Writing
- 2010 inaugural winner Crystal Kite Award — Australian and New Zealand Division
- 2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2010 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2009 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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