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'Clem is a boy in strife. Blamed for the death of his mother, carrying a terrible secret from the past and in trouble with the police, he's now in a school for toxic teenagers. And that rev-head school counsellor wants him to write letters. Through his writing Clem goes deep into the trauma that has defined his life. Then he comes face to face with his mother's death.
'In a rush of bush-bike racing, the death of one student and the consequent arrest of another, an unexpected first girlfriend, and some surprising friendships, Clem's story is the celebration of a boy who finds an unexpected future.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: To Sam with love.
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Book launched by Terry O'Connell, Australian Director of RealJustice.org, at Life Church, Newcastle West, 24 July 2009.
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They Told Me I Had To Write This Versus The Dog That Ate My Homework
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 54 no. 1 2010; (p. 10-11) -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 3 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 August no. 65 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel
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[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: InCite , August vol. 30 no. 8 2009; (p. 23)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 88 no. 9 2009; (p. 46)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies: Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 24 no. 4 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 33)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
[Review] They Told Me I Had To Write This
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 August no. 65 2009; (p. 41-42)
— Review of They Told Me I Had To Write This 2009 single work novel -
They Told Me I Had To Write This Versus The Dog That Ate My Homework
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 54 no. 1 2010; (p. 10-11)
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