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I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown
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2009
I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown
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'I lost my mobile at the mall and am now facing certain death. My mother will accuse me of being lazy, ungrateful and plain old stupid. The first death I suffer will be from an utter lack of natural justice. My father will sentence me to die by disappointment. His shoulders will sag and there will be a long escape of air from his chest, as if I've crept up behind him and pulled out his plug. As if I deliberately lost my mobile phone to prove to him that there is no God. My best friend will kill me, all because there's a photo in my mobile of her standing next to Hugh Jackman. I am not an overly dramatic person, but a year's worth of numbers, texts and photos were in my phone, and if I don't get them back my life is not worth living.' (Publisher's website)
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[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2010
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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. 29)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2010
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— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2010
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
Zing in a Tale: Interview with Wendy Harmer
2010
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— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 16-17) -
Find Refuge from the Vampires
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 January 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of Dreaming of Amelia 2009 single work novel ; I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel ; Grace 2009 single work children's fiction ; Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel
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Fiction Books
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 - 13 December 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 December 2009; (p. 27)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
Find Refuge from the Vampires
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 January 2010; (p. 27)
— Review of Dreaming of Amelia 2009 single work novel ; I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel ; Grace 2009 single work children's fiction ; Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God 2009 single work novel -
[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown
2009
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— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 43)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
[Review] I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of I Lost My Mobile at the Mall : Teenager on the Edge of Technological Breakdown 2009 single work novel -
Cover Book Review : I Lost My Mobile at the Mall
2009
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 24 no. 5 2009; (p. 20)Wendy Harmer's latest novel is targeted towards 'an audience which texts, uses Facebook and sends emails to friends' (20). Elly Pickering is a fifteen year old girl whose entire social life revolves around her mobile phone. As Purdie points out, the reader soon realizes that Elly is 'prone to dramatics' as the narrative deals with her position as a 'social outcast...uncontactable and isolated except for her Facebook bulletins' (20). According to Purdie it is an entertaining and witty read that also contains 'a serious message about the dangers of social networking sites and cyberbullying' (20).
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Zing in a Tale: Interview with Wendy Harmer
2010
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column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 18 no. 1 2010; (p. 16-17)
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