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'When Cassie and Liam start swimming at the lake neither of them realises the dark secrets that lie beneath. As summer heats up and the lake waters become lower and lower, the shocking truth is slowly uncovered. And soon, both their lives will change - forever.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Ages 10+
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Dedication: For Alison, always interfrastical.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Surface Tension
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
Crime Can Pay
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 August 2012; (p. 15) -
[Review] Surface Tension
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 26 no. 2 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Surface Tension
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
Under Age
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 June 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Red Bridge 2011 single work picture book
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[Review] Surface Tension
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 90 no. 6 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
Under Age
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 June 2011; (p. 21)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction ; The Red Bridge 2011 single work picture book -
[Review] Surface Tension
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 25 no. 2 2011; (p. 32-33)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Surface Tension
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 26 no. 2 2011; (p. 34)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Surface Tension
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of Surface Tension 2011 single work children's fiction -
Crime Can Pay
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 August 2012; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2012 highly commended Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Children's Fiction
- 2012 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book
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