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'The sixties are in full swing and going to a war is the last thing on Kathy's mind. For sixteen-year-old Kathy, it's all about miniskirts, the Beatles, discos and her fab new boots! The world is rapidly changing, her brother is fighting in the Vietnam War and her best friend is protesting against it. Kathy simply wants to live life and experience a world beyond her suburban existence. So when the chance comes for her to dance with an entertainment troupe in Vietnam, she slips on her boots, walks away from her convent school and heads off to war. But Kathy soon finds the reality of war is no song and dance. This go-go girl will never be the same again...'
Source: Pamela Rushby's website: http://www.pamelarushby.com/
Sighted: 11/03/2010
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting and references to the Vietnam War.
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 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. 3) -
Telling War Stories
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— Appears in: UQ Graduate Contact 2010; (p. 32) -
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 3 2009; (p. 46)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
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2009
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 53 no. 2 2009; (p. 36-37)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
[Review] When the Hipchicks Went to War
2009
single work
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 49-50)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel
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Kids' Lit
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of Somebody's Crying 2008 single work novel ; When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel ; Scratch Kitten and the Ragged Reef 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point 2008 single work picture book -
Chicklit Takes on Vietnam War
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 18 - 19 April 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
[Review] When the Hipchicks Went to War
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 24 no. 1 2009; (p. 44-45)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
Untitled
2009
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review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 15 March no. 56 2009; (p. 53-55)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
[Review] When the Hipchicks Went to War
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 49-50)
— Review of When the Hipchicks Went to War 2009 single work novel -
Telling War Stories
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: UQ Graduate Contact 2010; (p. 32) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2010
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 3)
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- Brisbane, Queensland,
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cVietnam,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- 1960s
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