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'So far, Marc E. Jarvis has lost a white football boot, a school tie and a best friend.
'But there's more in store for him when he completes Work Experience at a local car yard - where his world is truly rocked, shocked and shaken.
'Then Marc meets Electra. And nothing will ever be the same again...
'A story of true friends, crazed coaches, shooting stars, and loves lost and found.' (Publisher's blurb)
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CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Older Readers
2010
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 2-3) -
Book of the Year Older Readers - Winner
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)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel -
Light-Hearted Lot Wins the Day
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 37) -
G-G Compliments 'audacious" Kid Lit
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 4) Australian Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, praises Australian children's literature at the launch of Children's Book Week and the announcement of the 2010 winners of the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51)
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Off the Shelf : Young Adult Fiction
2009
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— Appears in: The Age , 2 May 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Jarvis 24
2009
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 May 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Jarvis 24
2009
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— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , May no. 1 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Jarvis 24
2009
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 17 no. 2 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel Thomas develops the view that while 'Marc's story is, on some levels, that of a typical sixteen-year-old Australian male...there are complexities to the narrative that lift it from the stereotype' in this review. -
[Review] Jarvis 24
2009
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 24 no. 2 2009; (p. 44)
— Review of Jarvis 24 2009 single work novel -
New Country
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , July no. 2 2009; (p. 12-13) -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
G-G Compliments 'audacious" Kid Lit
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 4) Australian Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, praises Australian children's literature at the launch of Children's Book Week and the announcement of the 2010 winners of the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. -
Light-Hearted Lot Wins the Day
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 August 2010; (p. 37) -
CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Older Readers
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 54 no. 4 2010; (p. 2-3)
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2010 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2010 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature South Australian Literary Awards — Children's Literature Award
- 2009 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2009 longlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
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